Columbian Exchange

TRUE OR FALSE: Europeans found plants and animals they had never seen before. 

• TRUE
• FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE: Native Americas and Africans were not enslaved and did not work in fields during the Columbian Exchange.

• TRUE
• FALSE

The Columbian Exchange. was a movement of _______, between the Eastern and Western hemispheres. 

• people/cultures 
• disease
• animals/plants
• all of the above

Epidemic is __________

• a word the Native Americans used to describe the Europeans
• a joining of cultures
• an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many people 

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

• Africans
• Spanish
• Portuguese

Horses transformed the way these Native Americans lived. Now, they could _____________. 

• win the battle against the Europeans
• get their work done much faster
• travel farther in search of food and hunt their prey more easily 

TRUE OR FALSE: Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans had very different cultures.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Each culture had their own distinct styles of 

• music
• dance
• celebrations
• all of the above

TRUE OR FALSE: Even today, the exchange between cultures continues to affect people around the world. 

• TRUE
• FALSE

Sugar cane was a huge product that had only positive effects in the new world. 

• True
• False