Diseases
Word that means to starve
Famine
What are cash crops?
Crops like sugarcane or cotton that could be sold at a high price
How did animals change the Americas?
By improving farming, transportation, and eating
What are raw materials?
Things that grow naturally like fruits and vegetables
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The trading of diseases, ideas, goods, and people.
Was the spread of diseases positive or negative for Native Americans? Why?
Negative, natives died and population loss led to famine
Who benefitted from cash crops? Why?
Europeans benefitted because they became rich and powerful from selling these crops.
In what ways did animals change the Americas?
Faster transportation, more efficient farming, more food options
Were raw materials positive or negative for Europeans? Why?
Positive, they shared nutritious foods with the Native Americans that weren't available to them before.
What were the motivations to explore?
Gold, god, and glory
Was the spread of diseases positive or negative for Europeans? Why?
Positive, less Native Americans meant more land and resources for the Europeans
Were cash crops positive or negative for the African people? Why?
Negative, the Africans were forced to work as slaves on plantations.
Was the exchange of animals positive or negative? Why?
It was positive for both the Native Americans and the Europeans because it gave both people more food, faster transportation, and more efficient farming.
Were raw materials positive or negative for Native Americans? Why?
Positive, they shared nutritious foods with the Native Americans that weren't available to them before.
What was the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
The Transatlantic Slave Trade was the movement of African people from their homeland in Africa to the Americas where they were forced to work on plantations for the Europeans.