Effects of Columbian Exchange

What was one negative impact of the exchange between Europeans and Native Americans?

• Improved transportation for Native Americans

• Indigenous native animals died out

• New farming technologies introduced

• New sources of natural materials

How did the introduction of horses and other livestock affect Native American civilizations?

• Improved hunting of buffalo

• Contagious diseases were exchanged

• Disruption and chaos of Native American civilizations

• Potato famine in Ireland

Which event led to a significant population decline among Native Americans?

• Improved hunting of buffalo

• Contagious diseases were exchanged

• New farming technologies introduced

• Well-developed routes for trading

What was a negative effect of the potato blight in Ireland?

• Improved transportation for Native Americans

• Potato famine in Ireland

• New sources of natural materials

• Improved hunting of buffalo

What was one benefit of well-developed routes for trading?

• Disruption and chaos of Native American civilizations

• Gaining more natural resources

• New farming technologies introduced

• Contagious diseases were exchanged

Which of the following was a negative impact on Native American civilizations?

• New sources of natural materials

• Disruption and chaos of Native American civilizations

• Improved hunting of buffalo

• Well-developed routes for trading

What was a positive outcome of the introduction of new farming technologies?

• New sources of natural materials and resources

• Potato famine in Ireland causing the crop to die out

• Indigenous native animals died out

• Diseases killed most of the population of Native Americans

How did the exchange of contagious diseases affect Native Americans?

• Improved transportation for Native Americans

• Diseases killed most of the population of Native Americans

• New farming technologies introduced

• Improved hunting of buffalo

What was a negative consequence of the potato blight fungus in Ireland?

• Potato famine in Ireland (potatoes dying out)

• Improved hunting of buffalo

• New farming technologies introduced

• Well-developed routes for trading

Organize these options into the right categories about the effects of the Columbian Exchange.

Groups:

(a) positive effects

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(b) negative effects

• Potato famine in Ireland caused by a fungus

• Improved transportation for Native Americans

• New trade routes

• improved hunting of buffalo

• Diseases killed many Native/Indigenous peoples in the Americas

• Native American Civilizations were in states of chaos

• Horses and other new animals were introduced to the Americas

• Native animals died out and habitats were destroyed