Which option describes one reason europeans were able to gain dominance over the americas in the late 1400s and early 1500s? europe’s large population forced migration to the americas. european diseases killed many people in the americas. europeans and africans joined forces to attack american indians. european explorers had excellent geographic knowledge.

The correct answer will be option-B.

Explanation:

The European- Christopher Columbus discovered the new land in 1492 which was named later America. The Europeans used human labor to conquer the new land by carrying disease, war, and slavery to the new land.

They carried diseases like influenza, smallpox and other viruses to which the native population of America was not immune. This lack of immunity to the old world pathogens leads to the death of about half of the population that is 50,000 to 300,000 people.

Thus, Option-B is the correct answer.

the scientific method.

in 1859, charles darwin set out his theory of evolution by natural selection as an explanation for adaptation and speciation. he defined natural selection as the "principle by which each slight variation [of a trait], if useful, is preserved".