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AssignmentMultiple Choice

The Columbian Exchange

Question 1 • (Bergold)WCA 2130 US History 1 1st nine weeks 26-27

Which of the following did Europeans discover for the first time upon reaching the Americas?

Answer
A
sugar
B
pigs
C
chocolate

Explanation

Chocolate comes from cacao, a plant native to the Americas, where Indigenous peoples used cacao long before Europeans arrived. Sugar and pigs were already known in Europe; Europeans later brought sugarcane and pigs to the Americas. Therefore, chocolate is the correct choice.

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