Before the Exchange
What two European groups were the first to arrive in The Americas (After Vikings did)?
The Spanish and Portuguese
True or False
Christopher Columbus discovered America
False
You cannot discover a place where people already live
True or False
The Columbian Exchange was known for the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the New World
True
What is another name for the middle passage
Transatlantic slave trade
What was the main crop harvested on plantations?
Sugar Cane
Who were the people living in the Americas before Columbus arrived?
The Native Americans/ Indigenous people/ Indians
When Christopher Columbus arrived in the "New World", how did he first treat the Native Americans?
At first he was kind and accepting. He let the native Americans help him. He later would enslave them.
What happened to the Native Americans during the Columbian Exchange ?
Diseases and Slavery
what was a major reason for the Transatlantic slave trade ?
to provide labor for plantations
What disease killed 90 percent of the Indigenous Population in the Americas?
Smallpox
What does "New World" and "Old World" mean?
New world: The Americas
Old world: Europe
What were the name of Christopher Columbus' Ships called
Nina
Pinta
What was the main crop that came to Europe after the Americas during the Columbian Exchange
potatoes
European exploration
What is a Hacienda?
A Latin American Plantation
How did the indigenous population arrive in America?
The used an ice bridge that connected Asia and America and crossed over.
True or False
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain even though he was Italian
True
Why is the columbian exchange important in history
it changed the way people lived and interacted across the world
What term "middle passage" refer to
the journey of slaves from Africa to the Americas
What was the main resource Europeans would trade in order to get slaves from Africa?
Guns
What was the original purpose of Christopher Columbus Sailing?
To find a quicker trade route to Asia.
When did Christopher Columbus arrive in the America's?
October 12, 1492
What is one consequence and one benefit of the Columbian Exchange
answers may vary
What were the living conditions like on the ship?
answers may vary
What number was Mr. Allen thinking of when he typed this question?
1-100
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