Columbian Exchange

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Smallpox, influenza, and measles were Old World diseases introduced to the Native Americans.

• True
• False

What's the BEST definition of the Columbian Exchange?

• The trading of goods and resources between the New World and the Old World.
• Everyone from Columbia has to exchange presents.
• It was the worst event in the history of the world - there was no good that came from it.
• We want to honor Columbus because he discovered America.

What were the main positive consequences of the Columbian Exchange?

• traveling by ship was really fun
• better looking people coming over from one place to the other
• disease, death, slavery
• healthier diet, new resources, good trading

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What were the main negative consequences of the Columbian Exchange?

• many Native Americans died, diseases were spread, slavery began
• new foods and resources
• the Old World brought terrible music to the New World
• none - it was all good

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What cause many Native Americans to die during the time of the Columbian Exchange?

• Diseases
• Spoiled Food
• Spoiled Meat
• War with Europeans

The Columbian Exchange was started due to the discovery of America by ______________?

• Henry Hudson

• Leif Erikson

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

As native populations decreased in the Americas from sickness and overwork, Europeans looked for new sources of labor by enslaving the ____________.

• Africans

• Spanish

• Portuguese

• Americans