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Question 1 • CMS 2026-2027 World History: Issues and Patterns CREDIT RECOVERY

How did the Columbian Exchange affect the African people?

Answer

The introduction of new crops and the Commercial Revolution in Europe led to the transfer of goods for African land.

The introduction of new crops and the decimation of the Indigenous population in the New World led to the capture and enslavement of many African people.

The introduction of the joint-stock company and the rise of cities and towns led many African people to invest in the New World.

The introduction of new animals and diseases to the Americas led to the Middle Passage, a ship route that transported many Indigenous peoples to Africa.

Explanation

The Columbian Exchange brought new crops and other changes to the Americas, while diseases and violence devastated Indigenous populations. European colonists then turned increasingly to enslaved African labor to work in the Americas, transporting millions of Africans across the Atlantic. Choice B describes this connection; the Middle Passage carried Africans to the Americas, not Indigenous peoples to Africa.

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