Columbian Exchange and Ecological Change · US History

The 'Enclosure Movement' in England influenced the ecology of the colonies by:

  1. Bringing European farming methods and livestock with migrants
  2. Preventing any English farm plants from being taken abroad
  3. Requiring all colonial land to be fenced with stone walls
  4. Causing a severe and lasting shortage of sheep in the colonies
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Correct answer: Bringing European farming methods and livestock with migrants

Social and economic changes in England pushed landless people to the colonies. These settlers brought their traditional agricultural worldview, which emphasized permanent clearing and individual ownership of land.

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