The Columbian Exchange
Who is the Columbian Exchange named after?
Christopher Columbus.
What was the Middle Passage?
The voyage that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas
Name one reason Europeans explored the world in the 1400s-1500s.
Trade, wealth, religion, power, fame
Name one effect of European exploration on Native Americans.
Disease, loss of land, forced labor
Moving from one place to another to live or find resources.
Migration
Name one animal that Europeans brought to the Americas
Horses, cattle, pigs
Which continent did enslaved people come from?
Africa
What was the main European motivation for reaching Asia by sea?
Spices and trade goods
Which European country established the first colonies in the Americas?
Spain
According to most historians, how did the first people reach the Americas?
Crossed the Beringia land bridge.
What disease, brought by Europeans, devastated Native American populations?
Smallpox
Why was the Middle Passage considered brutal?
Overcrowding, disease, high death rates
This European country paid for Columbus to sail west in search of a faster route to Asia.
Spain
What is the term for a settlement ruled by a faraway country?
A colony
Why did early people migrate into the Americas?”
To find food.
Name one crop that went from Europe, Africa, or Asia to the Americas.
Wheat, rice, sugarcane
Name one way enslaved Africans resisted during the Middle Passage.
Rebellion, suicide, refusing food
Which religion often motivated European explorers to spread their faith?
Christianity / Catholicism
What was one environmental effect of the Columbian Exchange?
new crops and animals, deforestation
What vocabulary word means farming, including growing crops and raising animals?”
agriculture
What is one lasting impact of the Columbian Exchange?
New foods, new animals, or forced slavery.
Who was Olaudah Equiano?
Olaudah Equiano was an enslaved African who wrote a book describing the horrors of the Middle Passage
When European explorers first set out in the 1400s and 1500s, what were they mainly looking for?
Trade Routes to Asia
Name one cultural impact of European colonization on indigenous peoples.
Language, religion, customs, social structure
How did environments shape early cultures?”
People used resources to survive.