Ch. 2 Lesson 3: The Columbian Exchange

Which continents did the Columbian Exchange connect?

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• America

What role did Catholic priests play in the Columbian Exchange?

• They traded with Native Americans.

• They enslaved Native Americans.

• They helped convert Native Americans.

• They helped Native Americans get to Europe.

What animal did colonists bring to the Americas that helped Native Americans travel further?

• horses

• pigs

• cows

• chickens

Africans were kidnapped and brought to America

• to start a better life.

• to convert Native Americans to Christianity.

• to replace the Native Americans who had died from disease and harsh conditions.

• to push Native Americans off their land.

The Columbian Exchange is

• An outbreak of a disease affecting many people at the same time.

• A settlement far away from the country that rules it.

• Great harm.

• The movement of people, animals, plants, and cultures between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

Great harm

• colony

• devastation

• patron

• empire

An outbreak of a disease affecting many people at the same time.

• Columbian Exchange

• colony

• trading post

• epidemic

Which food helped the population increase in Europe during the Columbian Exchange?

• potato

• egg

• pork

• kale

Which fruit is native to Asia?

• tomato

• orange

• grapes

• banana

Which foods are native to the Americas?

• tomato

• banana

• avocado

• rice