LA Culture, Columbian Exchange, and Influence of Africa

What kinds of agricultural (farming/crops) did Europeans bring to the Americas?

• wheat, barley, sugarcane, cattle, pigs, sheep, and horses
• corn, tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins, squash, and cacao beans (chocolate)
• peanuts, tomatoes, horses, squash, chicken
• sugarcane, peanuts, peppers, corn, pigs

What is the Triangular Trade?

• The system of trade between Canada, Mexico, and the United States
• The system of trade between Africa, Europe, and Australia
• The system of trade between North America, South America, and Asia
• The system of trade between Africa, the Americas, and Europe

What is the main religion of Latin America?

• Judaism
• Islam
• Roman Catholicism
• Protestantism

Why do most Latin American countries speak Spanish?

• Most Latin American countries were only settled by people from Rome, a Latin speaking group of settlers.
• Most Latin American countries speak Spanish because Spain built an empire in most Latin American countries.
• Most Latin American countries were settled by France and Britain.
• Most Latin American countries were settled by people from northern Africa and the Roman Empire.

About what percentage of the people in Latin America are Catholic?

• 20%

• 50%

• 70%

• 90%

Brazil was settled by people from ________.

• Portugal
• Spain
• Mexico
• Bolivia

Why were Africans chosen to work on the plantations?

• Because most of the natives had died from the diseases.
• Africans were geographically closer to Latin America. 
• They were the only other option.

What helped the economies of South America prosper. 

• The Columbian Exchange
• Slave Labor
• The diseases

Where did Europeans go to find cheap labor?

• China
• Africa
• Brazil
• Mexico

Which Latin American country is the only one whose language and culture have been greatly influenced by Portugal?

• Brazil
• Spain
• Mexico
• Cuba