Which best describes the Columbian Exchange? A. the transfer of peoples, diseases, plants, and animals between the New and Old Worlds B. the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus C. the conversion of native peoples to Christianity by Spanish friars D. the rate at which European currencies were traded for local American products

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Which best describes the Columbian Exchange? A. the transfer of peoples, diseases, plants, and animals between the New and Old Worlds B. the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus C. the conversion of native peoples to Christianity by Spanish friars D. the rate at which European currencies were traded for local American products

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Alondra Sellers · Answer 1

The correct answer is A.

The Columbian Exchange is a series of biological and cultural exchanges between Europe and the Americas. The transfer of peoples, plants, and animals would be cultural exchanges, and the transfer of diseases would be biological exchanges.