The Columbian Exchange and European Colonization

What is the Columbian Exchange?

• A trade agreement between Columbus and the Native Americans

• The exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Old World and the New World

• A conflict between European explorers and Native American tribes

Why is the Columbian Exchange relevant today?

• We have to swap our goods for different goods since we don’t use money

• We are still looking for new routes to Asia

• Many of the goods we use today are found naturally in another part of the world but came to us during the Columbian Exchange

Where was Christopher Columbus supposed to be going when he "discovered America"? Why was he going there?

• He was going to Asia to establish trade routes for spices. He discovered America by accident.

• He was going to Africa to explore new lands.

• He was going to the North Pole to find Santa.

Which three regions in the Americas did Spain colonize?

• New England, Great Lakes, and Southwest

• Latin America, Southwest U.S., and Florida

• Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountains, and Midwest

• Northeast, Plains, and Far West

Who was the Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztecs in modern-day Mexico?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortes

• Juan Ponce de Leon

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What two things was Juan Ponce de Leon looking for in Florida?

• Silver

• A fountain of youth and gold

• Diamonds and precious stones

• Silk and porcelain

What were France's two specific reasons for the colonization of North America?

• To establish the beaver fur trade and find gold

• To convert Native Americans to Christianity and establish fishing industries

• To establish sugar plantations and search for new trade routes

• To establish tobacco plantations and find natural resources

What were England's three specific reasons for the colonization of North America?

• To establish religious freedom, find gold, and expand their empire’s land

• To establish fishing industries, search for new trade routes, and convert the French to Christianity

• To establish tobacco plantations, establish trade with Asia, and expand their empire

What were Spain's three specific reasons for the colonization of North America?

• To convert Native Americans to Catholicism, find gold, and expand their empire’s land

• To establish fishing industries, find natural resources, and adopt horses as pets

• To establish tobacco plantations, establish trade with Asia, and expand their empire

Which two people explored the Mississippi River Valley for France?

• Hernando Cortes and Francis Francisco

• Samuel de Champlain and Jacques Cartier

• Juan Ponce de Leon and Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette