Columbian Exchange, Spanish Exploration, and Conquest

AP US History· difficulty 3/5

Which animals brought from Europe most transformed Native American Plains cultures?

  • A

    Pigs (and to a lesser extent free-range cattle)

  • B

    Horses (and to a lesser extent cattle)

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  • C

    Chickens (and other domesticated European fowl)

  • D

    Sheep and goats (introduced by Spanish missionaries)

Explanation

Horses, escaping from Spanish settlements, transformed Plains tribes (Comanche, Sioux, Cheyenne) into highly mobile mounted bison hunters.

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