Columbian Exchange

What country sponsored Christopher Columbus?

• Spain
• England
• Italy
• Portugal

What is one significance of the Columbian Exchange?

• It brought many new ways of life to the Old and New Worlds

• The plants brought to the Old World didn't survive there

• Many Native Americans would move to Europe for a better way of life

• Native Americans became very wealthy off the trade with Europeans

How were the Spanish conquistadors able to conquer the New World?

• They prayed for the Native Americans.
• They became friends and traded goods with the Native Americans.
• They used advanced weapons to take control of the Native Americans.
• They paid them gold to work building colonies for them.

The exchange of goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas is the ________________?

• Cartaz system

• Mercantilism

• Capitalism

• Columbian Exchange

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the slave trade on African society?

• Increased tribal warfare.
• Population decline, leading to a loss of workers.
• Families and communities were torn apart.
• Brought wealth to ALL African people.

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How did the discovery and colonization of the New World lead to international trade?

• It strengthened the Feudal system.
• Colonies provided raw materials and markets to sell to.
• Colonies discouraged international trade.
• It strengthened relations with Native Americans.

Which group benefits the most under the economic theory of mercantilism?

• Mother countries gain wealth

• Individuals gain wealth

• Businesses gain wealth

• colonies gain wealth

Why was there a demand for slaves in the New World?

• There weren't enough Europeans to get the work done.
• Some colonies needed slave labor to make a profit.
• Native Americans resisted enslavement and ran away.
• All of these are correct

Goods left markets in Europe and were traded for slaves in Africa. Slaves were traded in the Americas for resources. Resources were brought back to Europe.

• Christian Conversion

• Triangle Trade

• East/West Exchange

This traveled west to east

• Tobacco and corn

• Christianity

• Horses

• Smallpox