Columbian Exchange and Atlantic Slave Trade

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• A trade route established between Europe and Asia

• The movement of plants, animals, people, and diseases between the Old World and the New World

• A series of wars between European countries over trade routes

• The discovery of gold in the Americas

Which of the following was a major effect of the Columbian Exchange on the Americas?

• Introduction of Old World diseases like smallpox, which decimated indigenous populations

• Introduction of new farming tools

• The spread of democracy

• The establishment of peace treaties between European nations and indigenous peoples

Which crop, introduced to Europe from the Americas, had a major impact on European diets and populations?

• Wheat

• Potatoes

• Rice

• Apples

How did the Columbian Exchange impact the global economy?

• It led to increased self-sufficiency in each region

• It created new trade routes and increased the demand for enslaved labor

• It decreased trade between continents

• It had little impact on the global economy

What was one negative consequence of the Columbian Exchange on Africa?

• Loss of major trade partners

• Spread of European diseases

• Decline in agricultural productivity

• Increase in the transatlantic slave trade

What is mercantilism?

• A system of government ruled by a single monarch

• When a nation gains profit and wealth by exporting more than what they import

• When a nation loses profit and wealth by importing more than what they export

• A colonial social movement that protested taxation by the colony's mother country.

The voyage that was taken to transport enslaved Africans from Africa to the Americas was called ___________________________. 

• Mercantilism

• The Slave Route

• Triangle Trade

• The Middle Passage

What was triangle trade?

• The route that was taken to transport enslaved Africans to the Americas.

• A popular card game played by sailors during the Age of Exploration.

• A trade network that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas involving the exchange of raw materials, manufactured goods, and slaves.

• A trade network that connected Africa and Europe that existed slightly after exploration that only involved the enslavement and trade of enslaved Africans.

How did Europeans view Africans during the Age of Exploration and Colonization?

• They viewed them as being instrumental members of society who provided cheap labor.

• They viewed them as being commodities/property and not as people.

• They viewed them as being respectable people deserving of dignity and respect.

• They viewed them as valuable trade partners.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why Europeans resorted to using enslaved Africans as their primary work force?

• Enslaved Africans had already been exposed to many European diseases and had a resistance to many of them.

• Enslaved Africans were already accustomed to working in a similar climate to what they would be working in at the plantations in the colonies.

• The population of the enslaved Africans was more stable than that of the Native Americans.

• The enslaved Africans were already knowledgeable of the process of growing the specific crops that were being grown at plantations.