Columbian Exchange Quiz

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

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

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

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 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.

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

Which was traded from the Old World to the New World?

• horses and major diseases
• squash, pumpkins, and turkeys
• cocoa and horses
• cocoa and llamas

Which was traded from the New World to the Old World?

• major diseases
• horses
• potatoes and corn
• slaves

Turkeys are native to.....

• Benjamin Franklin

• The Americas

• Europe

• Africa

Wheat came from....

• The Old World

• The New World