What effect did European colonization of the Americas have on the environment and peoples of the Americas?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
Students should recognize the variety of plants, animals, and diseases that the Europeans transferred to the Americas through the Columbian Exchange. The new plants and animals had an enormous impact on the natural environment of the Americas. Wheat, olives, grapes, rice, bananas, and sugar created a variety of dietary options. European livestock multiplied prolifically and destroyed land by trampling it with their hooves. Cattle and horses provided transportation and mobility in warfare in addition to hides and meat. European settlement also transformed American societies. Christian institutions and European-style governments disrupted traditional Amerindian cultural and political processes, destroying them or at best suppressing them. Europeans also had a large economic impact. The Amerindian economic system was completely changed to suit the needs and demands of extracting mineral wealth or producing cash crops. Traditional forms of hunting and gathering and agriculture were disrupted, and Amerindians became dependent of European manufactured goods.
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What will be an ideal response?