Question

warm up:
one positive and one negative effect of european exploration on
native americans were:
a) positive: new diseases, negative: more food
b) positive: new animals/crops, negative: diseases killed many
c) positive: freedom, negative: independence
d) positive: democracy, negative: taxes

writing prompt:
compare two religions in terms of beliefs, practices, and
holidays

Explanation:

To determine the correct option, we analyze each choice:

• Option a: New diseases are negative (not positive), and more food would be positive (not negative), so a is incorrect.
• Option b: European exploration introduced new animals/crops (positive) and diseases that killed many Native Americans (negative), which matches historical effects.
• Option c: Native Americans did not gain freedom or lose independence in this context; European exploration led to loss of autonomy, so c is incorrect.
• Option d: Democracy was not a positive from European exploration for Native Americans, and taxes as a negative is not the main negative effect (diseases, displacement were more impactful), so d is incorrect.

Answer:

b) Positive: new animals/crops, Negative: diseases killed many