Columbian Exchange Assessment

The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the Old World and the New World.

• men and ships for exploring
• money for items
• products, ideas, plants, animals and diseases
• buying goods from Africa

Plants found in the New World included the following:

• tomatoes, corn, squash

• cocoa beans, lima beans, sweet peas

• nuts and wild berries

• magnolia trees, cypress trees, pine trees

What happened to the many of the Native American Indians?

• They got new land.
• The caught diseases and died.
• They moved to Europe.
• They traded spices with Asia.

North America and South America are part of the __________.

• New World
• Old World

Which of the following best describes the conditions aboard a slave ship.

• cramped

• roomy

• luxurious

• typical

Some slaves decided to jump overboard and drowned instead of remaining on the slave ship.

• True

• False

What continents did the Atlantic Slave Trade include?

• North America, South America, and Brazil

• North America, South America, Europe, and Africa

• North America, Europe, and Africa

• South America, Asia, and Europe

The trip from Africa to the Americas was called...

• The Middle Passage

• The Triangular Trade

• The Extensive Passage

• The Last Journey

What is a plantation?

• A large gold mine.

• A large slave ship.

• A large farm.

• A large European city.

Across which ocean were Africans taken once they were captured?

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Indian Ocean

• The African Ocean