Columbian Exchange

The image shows an exchange of culture and lifestyles between Europe and the Americas. What was this called?

• Columbian Passage

• Columbian Exchange

• Columbian Exports

Which continents were mostly impacted by the Columbian Exchange? Choose THREE answers.

• North America

• Antarctica

• Europe

• Africa

• Australia

What was one negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• Native Americans used European horses to become better hunters.

• International trade grew.

• European diseases killed many Native Americans.

European brought back items that Native Americans taught them how to grow, such as potatoes, squash, and __?__

• gold

• corn

• silk

• rice

Which group of people were first used as slaves?

• Africans

• Native Americans

• European women and children

Why did the Native American population decrease during the time of the Columbian Exchange?

• more animals were attack them in their villages

• diseases, such as smallpox, was carried over from Europe

• Native Americans started a war with the Europeans

When the Native American population was decreasing, which group of people replaced them for slave labor?

• European colonists

• Africans

• other Native Americans from South America

Which is true about the map?

• Europeans introduced livestock to the Americas.

• Native Americans brought diseases to Europe.

• Europeans taught Native Americans how to grow potatoes and squash.