Columbian Exchange Flashcard

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The Columbian Exchange was a transfer between Europe and North America.

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Plants, animals, and diseases

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It promotes imperialism, colonialism, tariffs, and subsidies on traded goods to achieve that goal.

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Mercantilism

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Did the introduction of horses improve or hurt the Plains Indians?

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improve

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When did the Columbian Exchange take place?

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After 1492

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How did diseases impact the New World? Options: They didn't, They wiped out 75-90% of the Europeans, They wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people, They helped the natives beat the Spanish

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They wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people

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As native populations decreased in the Americas from sickness and overwork, Europeans looked for new sources of labor by enslaving the ____________.

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Africans

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Europeans turned to African slaves after American Indians died off from diseases like small pox, measles, and malaria.

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True

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What animal changed life for American Indians? Options: pigs, chickens, horses, cows

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horses

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What was one outcome of the Columbian Exchange that had a negative impact on the Native Americans?

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Native Americans caught diseases from the Europeans.

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How did the Columbian Exchange positively impact the Europeans?

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Europeans gained access to healthier crops.