Latin America History

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• The exchange of people, plants, animals, and disease from Old World to New World and New World to Old World

• The exchange of goods from only Europe to Latin America

• The exchange of money between Colombia and the U.S.

Which two countries had the biggest impact on Latin America's history?

• Spain and Portugal

• England and France

• Spain and England

• Portugal and France

Which animal helped Latin Americans hunt and trade over a larger area that was brought from the Old World during the Columbian Exchange?

• pig

• goat

• horse

• sheep

Where did Europeans in the sixteenth century find a cheap labor source for work in the New World?

• slaves from Africa
• settlers that came from Europe
• peasants from Spain
• indigenous people from South America

What is one effect of slavery that influences Latin America today?

• slavery still exists

• many Latin American countries have ancestors from Africa

• Latin America has no people with ancestors from Africa

• the people of Latin America accept slavery as a part of their lives

What is the most common religion of Latin America?

• Santeria
• Protestant
• Roman Catholic
• Methodist

The most common language in Latin America is

• English
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• French

How did the Columbian Exchange FIRST Impact the indigenous people of Latin America? 

• Natives and Europeans got along peacefully.
• Natives migrated to  Europe. 
• Natives became ill and died. 

In Latin America, people of what ethnic background have a better standard of living?

• African
• Native
• European 
• Mulatto

What two ethnic groups are ancestors of Mestizos ?

• European & Native
• European & African 
• Native & African