Columbian Exchange Quiz Review

How did the spread of European diseases in North America impact the future of European colonies?

• Many colonists left North America in fear of these diseases.

• Many Native Americans died, so the colonists looked to Africa as a source of slave labor.

• Many Native Americans died, so the colonists were forced to trade with rival colonies.

• Many colonists left North America in attempts to save the Native Americans.

How did the Columbian Exchange positively impact the Europeans?

• Europeans gained access to healthier crops.

• Europeans created tension between themselves and the Native Americans.

• Europeans gained access to advanced weaponry.

• Europeans were exposed to and died from several deadly diseases.

What was one outcome of the Columbian Exchange that had a negative impact on the Native Americans?

• Native Americans were left alone by the Europeans.

• Native Americans caught diseases from the Europeans.

• Native Americans gained advanced technology from Europeans.

• Native Americans created trading relationships with Europeans.

How did the new diseases brought by the Europeans change the New World?

• More doctors came to the New World to treat the diseases.

• Many of the native people died from these diseases.

• New churches were built to pray for people who got sick.

• European countries stopped sending explorers to the New World.

What was a negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• New diseases spread into the New World.

• Wars broke out between Europeans and Asians.

• Europeans lost money when they shared goods with the Native Americans.

• Native Americans did not like the new animals brought to the New World.

This map represents an important event during the early settlement of North America.

What important event does this map demonstrate?

• Columbian Contributions

• Columbian Exchange

• Columbian Expeditions

• Columbian Trading

This is a chart of goods traded between Europe and North America in the early days of colonization. What best completes this chart?

• paper

• porcelain

• silk

• wheat

This is a chart that describes the exchange of crops and ideas between Europeans and Native Americans. What is the name of this exchange?

• the Columbian Exchange

• the Triangular Trade

• the Middle Passage

• the Stock Exchange

This is a painting of Native Americans hunting in the Great Plains. Which historical event had the greatest impact on the action seen in this painting?

• the introduction of horses by the Columbian Exchange

• the end of human migration after the destruction of the Land Bridge

• the invention of the compass by Native Americans

• the extinction of bison in North America

How did the Columbian Exchange affect the Native American population?

• The food brought by the Europeans gave them a healthier diet and increased the Native American's life expectancy.

• The Europeans taught the Native Americans to farm, and their nomadic lifestyle ended.

• New diseases introduced by the Europeans led to a decline in the Native American population.

• New schools started by the Europeans for the Native Americans led to increased reading skills.