The Columbian Exchange and Global Trade
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Rolando Munoz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What was the large-scale transfer of foods, plants, and animals from Europe and Africa to the Americas called?
The Columbian Exchange
The Global Trade
The Commercial Revolution
The Mercantilism Movement
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which important foods were taken from the Americas to Europe, Africa, and Asia?
Corn and potatoes
Bananas and yams
Cattle and pigs
Black-eyed peas and horses
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What economic system is based on private ownership of property and the right to earn a profit?
Capitalism
Mercantilism
Joint-stock company
Feudalism
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is a joint-stock company?
A company where many investors pool their money to start a business and share in the profits
A company owned by a single individual
A company that only trades in stocks
A company that is owned by the government
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
According to mercantilism, what increases a country’s wealth?
Getting more gold and silver and selling more goods than it buys
Increasing the population
Expanding the territory
Developing new technologies
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What role did colonies play in mercantilism?
They provided goods that could be sold in trade
They were used to expand the territory
They served as military bases
They were places for religious freedom
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
How did the American colonies change European society?
Merchants grew wealthy and powerful, and towns and cities grew larger
Most people moved to the cities and became wealthy
The countryside became more populated
Farming became the main source of wealth
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