Columbian Exchange Review

Why did so many natives die of diseases from the Old World?

• They were weaker than the Europeans

• They were never exposed to these diseases so they were not immune

• They got infections from battling the Europeans

• They didn't, populations actually increased among native peoples

How did diseases impact the New World?

• They didn't

• They wiped out 75-90% of the Europeans

• They wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people

• They helped the natives beat the Spanish

What items are from the Old World?

• Peanuts

• Barley

• Horses

• Rice

• Pineapples

Europeans were not as affected by the diseases they brought to the Americas because they had _________________ .

• mercantilism

• epidemiology

• immunity

• colonization

About 90% of Native Americans died from Old World diseases because:

• they had no immunity to Old World diseases

• the did not have warm clothes and proper housing

• the Europeans would not give them any medicine

• they didn't have clean water to drink or food to eat.

What is mercantilism?

• A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

• where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

• Wars that start over money.

• Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

Which of the following best describes how “exchange” occurred during the Columbian Exchange?

• It was both intentionally and unintentionally done through planned actions and mistakes.

• It was unintentional as seeds and plants moved on ships without human knowledge.

• It was a result of the movement of people in the one-way direction from the Americas to Europe.

• It was always intentional as Europeans brought and took what they wanted.

What is the Columbian Exchange?

• The transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the European colonization of the Americas

• The migration of American Indian tribes to Europe

• The spread of diseases from the Old World to the New World

• The exchange of goods between Europe and Asia

What impact did the spread of diseases from the Old World have on the American Indian tribes?

• Led to the deaths of millions of members of Indigenous tribes

• Improved their immunity to diseases

• Had no impact on their population

• Caused them to migrate to Europe

What was the impact of the Columbian Exchange on the native population of the Americas?

• Significant increase

• Significant decrease

• No change

• Fluctuations over time