In the excerpt, crosby makes which of the following claims about the transmission of old world diseases to the americas?

it had minimal effect on native americans.

it was an unintended consequence of contact between the new world and the old world.

it was significant in the centuries prior to columbus’ arrival in the americas.

it was a deliberate act on the part of columbus.

The correct answer is B) It was an unintended consequence of contact between the New World and the Old World.

Explanation:

It is widely agreed that viral diseases such as smallpox from the Old world had a fatal impact on Native populations. However, it was never a deliberate act on part of Columbus or his crew. In fact, they would have had no knowledge of how these diseases could kill so many people.

He purely describes it as an 'untended consequences of two worlds meeting for the first time and nature taking its course.

By some estimates, more than a million people died from diseases both in South and North America. Historically, this greatly helped the Spanish build their Empire in the region but, again, this was not done on purpose.

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