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Studies Weekly Week 6 Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Exploration of the Americas created a new market for selling enslaved Africans.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What was exchanged in the Columbian Exchange?

a)

flowers and goods

b)

goods, plants, and sand

c)

goods, people, animals, and diseases

d)

plants, animals, and flowers

3.

What is a privateer?

a)

a pirate who legally captures and sells goods

b)

a pirate who robs from the rich and gives to the poor

c)

a merchant who attacks and robs ships

d)

a sailor who robs the poor and gives to the rich

4.

What product would Europeans pay a high price for?

a)

oranges

b)

sugar

c)

tea

d)

apples

5.

The Columbian Exchange included what continents?

a)

the Americas, Russia, and Australia

b)

Europe, Asia, and Africa

c)

Europe, Africa, and the Americas

d)

the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia

6.

What place did sugarcane grow well in?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

the Caribbean

d)

Spain

7.

People of the Americas met their wants and needs by using natural resources to create manufactured goods.


**Hint: people of the Americas = Native Americans

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Europeans and the people of the Americas had in common that they both had vibrant societies, art, history, and protection for their communities.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What was the result of the high demand on sugar?

a)

the price of sugar went down

b)

the price of sugar went up

10.

Who did plantation owners use to harvest sugarcane?

(a)