An increase in europe’s food supply led to an(decrease or increase) in peasant population.

An increase in Europe’s food supply led to an increase in peasant population. This rise in food supply stemmed mainly from the introduction of potatoe and maize which constituted a better yield of caloric food per acre than other crops. Thus, the population reached 266 million people as starvation was eradicated and as a result the death rate decreased.

if i am correct the answer is going to be a) the federal program of reconstruction ended.