Studies Weekly Test

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What was exchanged in the Columbian Exchange?

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Goods, people, plants, animals, and diseases.

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Who were individuals that got goods from ships by robbing and attacking?

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Pirates.

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Name one crop traded between the three countries.

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Corn.

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What are large areas of land dedicated to single cash crops called?

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Plantations.

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Who were the landowners that sought free labor to help harvest cash crops?

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Plantation owners.

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What is the term for the movement of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the New World?

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Columbian Exchange.

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What is a cash crop?

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A crop produced for commercial value rather than for use by the grower.

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What is the role of pirates in history?

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Pirates were individuals who engaged in acts of robbery and violence at sea.

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What is a plantation?

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A large estate where cash crops are grown, often using slave labor.

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What does the term 'cash crop' refer to?

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A crop that is grown for sale rather than for personal consumption.