Columbian Exchange

The Columbian Exchange began after ______ ______ made trips to the Americas.

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• Roald Amundsen

• John Cabot

What is an example of an idea that was traded as part of the Columbian Exchange?

• Religion

• People

• Plants

• Animals

What animal changed life for American Indians?

• Cows

• Horses

• Pigs

• Cats

Which of the following groups was the most negatively affected during the Columbian Exchange?

• Europeans

• Explorers

• Animals

• Native Americans

What disease(s) did Europeans bring to the New World?

• Measles

• Smallpox

• Mumps

• All of the above

What caused the American Indian population to significantly decrease?

• Spoiled Vegetables

• War

• Disease

• Spoiled Meats

Which group of people were brought to the New World as laborers to replace dying Native Americans?

• Enslaved people from West Africa

• Europeans

• Explorers from Spain

• None of the Above

Priests moved from Europe to North America to:

• Build new cities

• Establish hospitals to help stop the spread of disease

• Spread Christianity in the New World

• Farm foods for the New World

What crop helped to increase the population of Europeans because it allowed them to have an improved diet?

• Tomatoes

• Carrots

• Squash

• Potatoes

Europeans were not affected by the diseases they brought to the America’s because they had ____?

• Colonization

• Better Crops

• Immunity

• Mercantilism