Latin America Columbian Exchange and Triangle Trade

Which of the following best describes the conditions aboard a slave ship.

• cramped

• roomy

• luxurious

• typical

Which of the following is NOT a reason explaining why Africans were the ideal workforce on plantations in the Americas?

• They resisted tropical disease

• They were used to tropical climate, similar to the climate at southern plantations

• They were used to the hard work commonly experienced on the farms

• They did not have to travel far away from their home to the plantation

Some slaves decided to jump overboard and drowned instead of remaining on the slave ship.

• True

• False

The majority of slaves that were brought to the American colonies were brought to...

• Work on plantations
• Work on the railroad
• Work building houses
• Work building ships

How did the Columbian Exchange result in the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

• Diseases wiped out Native American populations

• Europeans needed labor to plant crops in the New World

• Native Americans would rebel or run away from slave masters

• All of the above

How were the conditions of the slave boats during the Middle Passage?

• The lodgings were clean and sanitary for the slaves

• The slaves were well fed and clothed

• The conditions were dirty and unsanitary for the slaves

• All of the above

Based on the map above, which of the following exports left from the Americas?

• bananas and peaches

• grapes and citrus fruits

• coffee beans and sugar cane

• tomatoes and corn

Based on the map above, which of the following exports left from the Americas?

• bananas and peaches

• grapes and citrus fruits

• coffee beans and sugar cane

• tomatoes and corn

Which food came from the New World to the Old World?

• corn
• barley
• horses
• turnips

What disease traveled from the Old to the New World?

• migrains
• smallpox
• astronomy
• textiles