Unit 2 Columbian Exchange and French Colonization

Which continents are part of the New World?

• Europe, Asia, Africa
• North America & South America
• Australia & Antarctica
• the United States and Russia

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which continents are part of the Old World?

• Europe, Africa, Asia
• North America & South America
• Australia & Antarctica
• the United States & Russia

What year did Columbus sail Across the Atlantic Ocean for the first time?

• 1392
• 1492
• 1942
• 1495

Which European country was the most powerful and most wealthy when the Columbian Exchange started?
 (1400s -1600s)

• France
• England
• Spain
• the Netherlands

What's the BEST definition of the Columbian Exchange?

• The trading of goods and resources between the New World and the Old World.
• Everyone from Columbia has to exchange presents.
• It was the worst event in the history of the world - there was no good that came from it.
• We want to honor Columbus because he discovered America.

•Where did Corn (maize) come from?

• Old World
• New World

•Where did potatoes & sweet potatoes come from?

• Old World
• New World

•Where did wheat come from?

• Old World
• New World

•Where did tobacco come from?

• Old World
• New World

•Where did rice come from?

• Old World
• New World