Columbian Exchange

Which of the following is a negative impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the native peoples of the Americas?

• The spread of disease killed millions of people.

• Agriculture spread to more regions.

• The use of the horse caused native peoples to leave.

• Native peoples were no longer allowed to use their languages.

• Europeans established global trade networks that brought maize to Europe, chili peppers to India, and wheat to the Americas.

Turkeys are native to.....

• Benjamin Franklin

• The Americas

• Europe

• Africa

What's the BEST definition of the Columbian Exchange?

• The trading of goods and resources between the New World and the Old World.
• Everyone from Columbia has to exchange presents.
• It was the worst event in the history of the world - there was no good that came from it.
• We want to honor Columbus because he discovered America.

The Columbian Exchange was started due to the discovery of America by ______________?

• Henry Hudson

• Leif Erikson

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

What is mercantilism?

• A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

• where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

• Wars that start over money.

• Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

Another word used to describe a free enterprise system is:

• communism

• nationalism

• capitalism

• none of the above

How was the introduction of new animals, like the pig and horse, revolutionary for the Americas?

• They led to the adoption of agricultural lifestyles for many indigenous communities.

• They brought new diseases that easily spread to humans living in the Americas.

• They provided new food sources and modes of transportation.

• They killed off many problematic plant and animal species.

What impact did the introduction of New World plants have on Eurasia?

• They fed more people and the overall population rose rapidly.

• They killed off indigenous crops, threatening Eurasia’s food supply.

• They were poisonous to cattle, lowering meat production.

• They provided new medicines which led to longer lifespans.

Which of the following best describes how “exchange” occurred during the Columbian Exchange?

• It was both intentionally and unintentionally done through deliberate human action and human mistakes.

• It was unintentional as seeds and plants moved on ships without human knowledge.

• It was a result of the movement of people in the one-way direction from the Americas to Europe.

• It was always intentional as Europeans brought and took what they wanted.

Germs that brought disease had a huge impact as a result of the Columbian exchange. Europeans brought smallpox and other diseases to the New World

What affects did disease have on the new or old world during exploration

• The Europeans began contracting diseases like small pox

• The native Americans and Europeans already had a tolerance to most diseases

• he native Americans had up to 90% of their population wiped out from disease

• disease did not play a role in the columbian exchange