6th Grade Social Studies Interim Spring 25-26 DOK 1 Review

The Triangular Trade brought enslaved Africans to the Americas to —

• Explore land
• Work on plantations
• Build schools
• Serve as leaders

African slavery influenced Latin America by contributing to —

• New political systems
• Music, food, and culture
• Arctic exploration
• Mountain farming

Most Latin American countries speak Spanish because of —

• French explorers
• British rule
• Spanish colonization
• African trade

Brazil speaks Portuguese because it was colonized by —

• Spain
• Portugal
• France
• Britain

One major positive effect of the Columbian Exchange was —

• Spread of disease
• New food crops increasing population
• Loss of culture
• Fewer trade routes

One major negative effect of the Columbian Exchange was —

• Growth of cities
• More trade
• Spread of diseases to Indigenous peoples
• Increase in gold

After the Cuban Revolution, Cuba became a —

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Communist country
• Market economy

The U.S. embargo on Cuba means —

• Trade increased
• Trade was banned
• Taxes were lowered
• Borders opened

One reason people migrate from Latin America to the U.S. is —

• Warmer weather
• Economic opportunity
• More mountains
• Fewer jobs

Remittances are —

• Government laws
• Taxes on trade
• Money sent back home to family
• Military payments