Columbian Exchange

The Columbian Exchange is a historical term meant to describe what event?

• the science of fish and guns

• the history of Columbus

• the exchange of things from one continent to another

• the spread of gunpowder in Asia

Which of these animals were sent to the Americas by the Spanish?

• pigs, horses, and cattle

• llamas and alpacas

• turkeys and doves

How did Horse Culture start with American Indian people?

• Horses were stolen by the Spanish

• Horses were given to the Indians by the Spanish

• Horses were stolen by the Portuguese

• Horses escaped from the Spanish and the Indians domesticated them

What is one animal shipped to the Americas that reproduced fast and became wild, spreading all over the Americas.

• pigs

• llamas

• turkeys

• cattle

What happened to most of the crops sent to the Americas?

• After they were harvested, they were sent to Europe for sale

• After they were harvested, they were given to the Indians

• After they were harvested they were given to the slaves

• After they were harvested, they were fed to Indians

What was the main crop grown on an encomienda or plantation and then shipped to Europe for sale?

• corn

• wheat

• sugar

• trees

What became a crop that was grown on encomiendas and plantations and used slave labor to produce it for textiles?

• cotton

• trees

• corn

• potatoes

Is written language or religion considered a part of the Columbian Exchange?

• Yes

• No

What are 3 negatives that came from Europe as part of the Columbian Exchange?

(Pick 3)

• European rats

• smallpox

• flu

• corn

Pick 3 foods that originated in the Americas and was sent to Europe to help feed the working people there?

pick 3

• corn

• potatoes

• sweet potatoes

• wheat