Columbian Exchange

Columbian Exchange

5th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Columbian Exchange

Columbian Exchange

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5th - 12th Grade

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Jeffrey Symes

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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