What is a cause and consequence during the age of exploration?

The europeans finding the Americas and the consequence is the death of millions of Native America.s

Explanation:

The Spanish and other kinds of European brought small pox to the Native Americans that had no resistance against the disease

i believe the answer is: returns on investments, no wages

people who belong in upper class society would most likely get there by obtaining multiple source of income, which a certain percentage of ownership for businesses. since most of them are job creator, they would most likely get their money from profit, not wages.