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WorksheetsQ2 Benchmark Practice Grade 4 2020-21
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The letters & ship's logs of Christopher Columbus
The stocks and bonds available in New York City
The spread of coins (money) and wealth from Spain to the Americas
The widespread transfer of plants, animals, technology and culture between the Old World and the New World
Select 3 things that were spread from the Old World (Europe) to the New World (North America) during the Columbian Exchange.
Corn
Potatoes
Horses
Diseases
Bananas
What animals were taken to Americas from the Europeans during the Columbian Exchange.
turkeys & horses
horses & sheep
The Columbian Exchange is the exchange of ______ between the Old & New Worlds.
ideas, plants, animals & diseases
people, ideas, plants & food
Which of the following was a negative effect of the Columbian Exchange on the New World?
new crops
new plants
new diseases
new livestock
Which of the following was a positive effect of the Columbian Exchange on the New World?
Choose all that apply.
new crops
new plants
new diseases
new livestock
Why is it important to identify different perspective when studying history?
Choose all that apply
to understand different motivations people have in a situation
to understand the different experiences of everyone in a situation
to understand different beliefs of people in a situation
to see how different motivations, experiences & beliefs might change how a person sees a situation
Perspective is the way a person thinks about something.
True
False
Which of the following describes colonization?
when a group of people claim land for themselves, and their countries, then settle on the land
when someone goes to a new country for vacation
What is a colony?
thirteen British colonies
people who live in the colonies
land that is owned and run by another country
the states in America
How is a colony different from other places in which people settle?
It is ruled by another country
It was started many years ago
it is designed to be temporary
it has a very simple way of life
In order to get the true story of America's Colonization we would need to consider the perspectives of many groups of people, like the explorers, the American Indians, the early settlers, and the colonists.
True
False
Why did people in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies develop different ways of life?
People with specific skills settled in each area
The regions had different geographies and resources
The leaders of the colonies decided how people would earn a living
The King of England set up each of the colonies to have different cultures
