Introduction to the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Where is Jamestown located?

• Virginia

• Georgia

• Florida

Why was Jamestown the first successful British settlement?

• They discovered that tobacco could grow really well in the soil and climate.

  
  

• They discovered gold

What was the first successful British settlement created in North America?

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

What was the main reason for French exploration and colonization?

• Gold

• To fight the Native Americans

• hunting and trapping animal fur

  
  

The transfer of foods, animals, and diseases from the old world to the new world is called...

• Columbian Exchange

  
  

• The Gold Exchange

What was the primary crop grown in Jamestown?

• Tobacco

• Cotton

• Wheat

What was the main purpose of the Columbian Exchange?

• Trade of gold

• Transfer of foods, animals, and diseases between the old and new world

• Establishment of colonies

Why did the French focus on hunting and trapping animal fur in their colonies?

• For food

• For clothing

• For trade

What was the impact of the Columbian Exchange on the indigenous people of the New World?

• They became wealthy

• Many died from diseases brought from the Old World

• They were unaffected

The three regions in the Triangular Trade were:

• Europe, Africa, and the America's

  
  

• Africa, Asia, and Australia