Columbian Exchange & LR

As the Spanish and Portuguese spread their way of life throughout Latin America, through their missionaries, the native peoples were converted to

• Trade

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Christianity

• Enslavement

Europeans brought what to Native Americans?

Hint: more than one answer

• goods

• culture

• nothing

• disease

Which of the following was introduced to the Europeans? Which of the following was introduced to the Native Americans?

• Europeans- Potatoes; Native Americans- Bananas

• Europeans- Rice; Native Americans- Corn

• Europeans- Chocolate; Native Americans- Corn

• Europeans- Wheat; Native Americans- Spices

Which of these statements best describes Christian missionaries’ impact on the native peoples of South America?

• Missionaries were to convert indigenous people to Christianity.

• Missionaries had little impact on native people, good or bad.

• Missionaries helped conquistadors enslave the native people.

• Missionaries helped native peoples protect the native’s ways of life.

Which is one reason Europeans chose slaves from Africa as a labor source in the New World?

• The New World had diseases that did not affect African workers.

• European workers did not know how to do farming or mining work

• Indigenous people were in short supply due to warfare and diseases.

• Europeans did not know how to operate large plantations.

Part of the Columbian Exchange between Europe and the Americas included the:

• Movement of many indigenous Americans to Europe.

• Movement of goods on shipping routes across the Pacific Ocean.

• Introduction of new crops to both Europe and the Americas.

• Introduction of mass production and factory buildings in the Americas.

Which of the following might be considered a positive result of the Columbian Exchange?

• New foods and technologies were available in the Old World and New World.

• Europeans were able to diversify their culture by adapting New World religious beliefs.

• Latin Americans built stronger immune systems after European exposed them to diseases.

• A new language was created for all people to use in both the Old World and New World.

Why are indigenous languages not more widely spoken in Latin America today?

• Indigenous people who could speak these native languages died from diseases.

• Native languages were not written down, so it was very difficult for new generations to learn.

• The Europeans who conquered the indigenous people replaced indigenous languages with their own.

• Latin Americans were taught Spanish by Europeans because it is the language used to communicate at school and in businesses.

Which of these is an example of the long lasting impact of the Columbian Exchange?

• Horses are still used for transportation in many parts of Europe.

• Corn remains a staple of many North America diets.

• Spanish is the main spoken language in most Latin American countries.

• Smallpox can now be prevented with a vaccine.

How did sugarcane contribute to the formation of the Atlantic Slave Trade?

• Slave trading ships were made out of sugarcane stalks.

• Enslaved Africans were forced to work on sugarcane plantations.

• Sugarcane was the main currency used in the Atlantic slave trade

• Only enslaved Africans knew how to grow sugarcane.