
Columbian Exchange

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5th - 12th Grade
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Jeffrey Symes
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Why is the Columbian Exchange named after Christopher Columbus?
He invented the term
He was an expert on New World species
His ship was nicknamed the Columbian Exchange
His voyages marked the Exchange's beginning
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
During the Columbian Exchange, which way did plants, animals, diseases, and people flow?
From west to east only
From east to west only
From both east to west and west to east
From both north to south and south to north
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What do potatoes, corn, and gold have in common?
Native Americans transported them to the Old World
They all made countries of the Old World richer
They were all discovered by Columbus
Europeans introduced all of them to the New World
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which of these statements best describes Christian missionaries' impact on the native people of South America?
Missionaries protected individuals, often at the cost of the native culture
Missionaries helped conquistadors enslave the native people
Missionaries helped native people protect their own way of life
Missionaries had little impact on native people, good or bad
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which of these had both positive and negative effects on the natives of the Americas?
smallpox
horses
slavery
corn
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which of the following would have best prepared Native Americans for the challenges of the Columbian Exchange?
Access to sugarcane and other European crops
Immunity from smallpox and the flu
The ability to shape iron into cookware and guns
A native population of horses to be domesticated
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
How did sugarcane contribute to the formation of the Atlantic slave trade?
Slave trading ships were made out of sugarcane stalks
Only African slaves knew how to grow sugarcane
Using African slaves to work on sugarcane plantations made it much more profitable
was the main currency used in the Atlantic slave trade
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