Where Are We?
What continent experienced a population boom and was looking for new land?
Europe
Name the popular crop of the Caribbean.
Sugarcane
What part of the United States was initially settled by European colonists?
The East Coast.
What is a large estate farmed by enslaved people called?
A plantation.
Name the continents (plural) that are part of the "Old World."
100 Bonus points: What continents/regions make up the "New World?"
Europe, Asia, Africa
North and South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
Describe with continent and regional names the Columbian Exchange trade route.
Europe, Western Africa, the Caribbean, and the East Coast of the United States.
What was one of the most popular crops that was grown in four colonies, but mainly in Virginia?
Tobacco
Where did France and Spain initially settle in the Americas? Why?
France went to Eastern Canada for furs and Spain Central and South America for warmth and gold.
Smallpox arrived on Hispaniola by 1519 and soon spread to mainland Central America and beyond. Along with measles, influenza, chickenpox, bubonic plague, typhus, scarlet fever, pneumonia and malaria, smallpox spelled disaster for Native Americans, who lacked immunity to such diseases.
What ship arrived in 1619?
The White Lion
Name three Caribbean islands/countries.
Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Haiti, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St.
Name 3 trade goods that were sent from the Americas to Europe.
Crops like tobacco, tomatoes, potatoes, corn, cacao, peanuts, and pumpkins went from the Americas to rest of the world.
Name at least 5 South American countries.
Teacher's check
How many Indigenous People died in the first century following the Columbian Exchange?
The death toll was likely between 20 to 56 million people. This amounted to the destruction of about 90-95% of the Native American population and about 10% of the world's population. The majority of people died due to diseases like smallpox, which was able to spread very quickly among the indigenous population.
What is the African language referenced in the book "Born on the Water?"
Kimbundu
Name 4 countries on the western coast of Africa.
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte D'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo
Name at least 3 things brought by Europe to the Americas.
At the same time, Europeans brought in foods like bananas and coffee; animals like cattle, sheep, pigs and horses; and diseases like smallpox and malaria.
Name 8 East Coast colonies that became part of the original 13 United States of America. 200 bonus points if you can name all 13 colonies.
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
How many Africans were stolen from Africa and brought to the Americas during the aftermath of the Columbian exchange?
The horrific conditions of the Middle Passage meant that of more than 12.5 million Africans kidnapped and trafficked through the Transatlantic Slave Trade, only 10.7 million survived the journey.
What are some styles of music that are part of the legacy of Black Americans?
jazz, hip-hop, rhythm and blues.
What is special about the African country of Liberia?
It was created by the United States as a place for freed American black people to live in if they wished to "return" to Africa. I used quotes because not all black Americans have lived in Africa or know anything about it if they were born in the Americas.
European countries imported citrus from this Eurasian country and then brought it to the Americas. What country is it?
China
Name 5 provinces of Canada. 100-point bonus if you can name a territory of Canada. 500 bonus points if you can name all of the provinces and territories.
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan. The three territories are Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon.
What is the name of the route used to bring enslaved Africans to the Americas for free labor?
The Middle Passage
Who is the first Black child born in the United States?
William Tucker