Question

Identify a problem with the Columbian Exchange. Why was this problem significant?

Answer 1

Answer:

There was a lot of exchange of diseases.

Explanation: "European people also brought diseases, like smallpox, to the Americas. The rats from European ships brought other diseases. Americans who caught these diseases died from them because they had no immunity—their bodies did not know how to fight off the germs."

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Answer 2

The spread of diseases was one of the most IMPORTANT problem that happened due to the Columbian Exchange.

Why? : This problem was significant because it provoked MANY deaths.