Early Latin America

Why did European nations take over the region?

• to make the Caribbean nations wealthy

• to learn about other religions of the world

• to gain riches from growing cash crops

• to find new plants and animals for food

How did the Columbian Exchange affect European life?

• introduced American foods to Europe
• brought African livestock animals to Europe
• spread disease from Africa to Europe
• caused large migration from America to Europe

How were the Inca able to farm on the slopes of the Andes Mountains?

• connecting roads
• crop rotations
• suspension bridges
• terraced fields

When did colonial rule end for most South American countries?

• early 1800s
• late 1800s
• mid 1900s
• late 1900s

Today, what is the most profitable economic activity in Peru?

• agriculture
• electronics
• mining
• tourism

All countries in South America provide

• religious teaching
• public education
• farming assistance
• political stability

This mountain range stretches the western edge of South America and is the longest mountain range in the world. 

• Rocky Mountains
• Himalayas 
• Andes Mountains
• Kush Mountains

How did the Columbian Exchange affect the indigenous population of Latin America?

• It declined significantly due to the virulent diseases introduced by European explorers.

• It declined significantly due to the rapid migration of people from the Americas to Europe.

• It increased significantly due to the advanced medicines brought to the Americas from Europe

• It increased significantly due to the agricultural techniques introduced by European explorers.

How did the spread of disease in the Americas affect the transatlantic slave trade?

• European diseases killed much of the indigenous population that Europeans forced into slavery, leading to an increase in the transatlantic slave trade

• Indigenous diseases killed many Europeans and caused them to abandon plantations in the tropics, leading to a decrease in the transatlantic slave trade.

• European diseases killed many of the people forced into slavery before they reached the Americas, leading to a decrease in the transatlantic slave trade.

• Indigenous diseases killed many of the people that Europeans brought to the Americas as slaves, leading to an increase in the transatlantic slave trade.

How did colonization affect modern-day Brazil?

• Most Brazilians speak Spanish due to Brazil's colonization by Spain.

• Most Brazilians are Protestant due to Brazil's colonization by Portugal.

• Most Brazilians speak Portuguese due to Brazil's colonization by Portugal.

• Most Brazilians are Catholic due to Brazil's colonization by Spain.