The Columbian Exchange/Middle Passage

What was the Columbian Exchange? 

• American and the New World would exchange items in trade with European countries
• Columbus exchanged ideas with other Europeans
• An exchange between two people from Columbia

What is an indentured servant? 

• A slave forced to work for free
• A person who takes a job as a servant and gets paid 
• A person forced to work for someone under contract for a specific time frame

What was the purpose of Europeans traveling to Jamestown and Plymouth? 

• Vacation
• Colonization
• Goverment

During the Columbian Exchange, which of the items listed was NOT exchanged?

• Animals
• People 
• Ships
• Disease

Why did Europeans travel to Africa and the Caribbean?

• Looking for food
• To find slaves
• They wanted to new place to live

During the Middle Passage, Africans were brought to the New World by Ship and were treated like members of the crew?

• True 
• False

The Atlantic Slave Trade was a result of exploration and colonization?

• True 
• False

The status of blacks changed significantly by the 17th century. Blacks went from being slaves and having no rights, to being indentured servants and having rights.

• True
• False

How did the Southern Colonies primarily make money?

• Staple Crops

• Trade

• Fishing

• Cash Crops

Which of these is an example of a cash crop?

• Tobacco

• Wheat

• Oats

• Barley