The Columbian Exchange and the Slave Trade Quiz

What did the Europeans bring to the Americas that most likely made it easier to conquer the Indigenous peoples? (page 36)

• honeybees

• disease

• grains

• livestock

Who did the Spanish first enslave to work on their plantations? (page 37-38)

• Africans

• Portuguese

• other Spaniards

• Indigenous peoples

Who brought the first Africans to the British colonies in North America? (page 39)

• the Dutch

• the British

• the Spanish

• the Portuguese

What was this series of trade routes called? (page 39)

• the Columbian Exchange

• the Caribbean Exchange

• the Encomienda System

• the triangular trade

What types of goods were transported from the Americas to Europe? (page 39-40)

• manufactured goods

• enslaved people

• luxuries and foods

• tools and equipment

How long did it take for ships carrying enslaved people from Africa to cross the Atlantic? (page 41)

• two to four days

• two to four weeks

• two to four months

• two to four years

How long did the transatlantic slave trade last? (page 41)

• about fifty years

• about one hundred years

• about three hundred years

• about seven hundred years

Why did British colonists stop using indentured servants and begin using enslaved Africans? (page 42)

• The indentured servants began living past the end of their contracts.

• England passed a law that made using indentured servants illegal.

• Indentured servants cost more than enslaved Africans.

• The indentured servants threatened revolt.

• All the indentured servants died.

Who did most of the work on plantations? (page 42)

• enslaved people

• Indigenous people

• free people

• landowners

______________ is providing benefits without costing much money (page 38)

• plantation

• cost-effective

• inhumane

• cargo