Columbian Exchange

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• an exchange of economic and technological factors between the Eastern and Southern hemisphere

• an exchange of slaves, ships, and money between the Northern and Western hemisphere

• an exchange of Big Macs and Whoppers between the Eastern and Western hemisphere

• an exchange of crops, animals and diseases between the Eastern and Western hemispheres

What were the positive effects of the Columbian Exchange?

• new crops and animals were brought to the New World and Europe which improved their way of life

• diseases were spread from Europe to the New World, killing Native Americans

• slaves were brought to the New World and forced to work

• Columbus was exchanged for Magellan

What were the negative effects of the Columbian Exchange?

• new crops and animals were brought to the New World and Europe which improved their way of life

• diseases were brought from Europe to the New World, killing many Native Americans

• slaves were freed and allowed to go home

• Columbus realized that he discovered a New World

Put a check next to all the crops that Europeans introduced to Native Americans. (You should choose more than one answer.)

• wheat

• rice

• squash

• corn

• coffee

Put a check next to each animal that Europeans brought over to the New World. (You should choose more than one answer.)

• cows

• chickens

• dogs

• pigs

• buffalo

Put a check next to all the crops that Native Americans taught Europeans to grow. (You should choose more than one answer.)

• squash

• corn

• beans

• wheat

• potatoes

Which animal significantly affected the lives of the Plains Indians?

• horse

• cow

• pig

• chicken

Which of the following were diseases that Europeans brought over to the New World? Put a check next to all correct answer. (You should choose more than one answer.)

• smallpox

• measles

• cancer

• colds

Which of the following were effects of Europeans bringing diseases over to the New World? Put a check next to all correct answers. (You should choose more than one answer.)

• Cures were discovered

• Native Americans died

• Africans were brought over as slaves

Who was the Columbian Exchange named after?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando DeSoto

• Robert LaSalle