The columbian exchange is most closely associated with the beginnings of which event?

The Columbian Exchange is most closely associated with the beginning of mercantilism.

Explanation:

The Columbian Exchange was a course of events that resulted in the exchange and interchange of a number living and non-living, tangible and intangible entities between the regions of the new world and the old world. The most important thing about it was the concept of mercantilism and cross border trade. This process had commenced in the early 14th century.

john locke is most associated with the idea of consent of the governed which is the idea that the government is only valid if it has the consent of the people who are being governed.

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