States
What is the biggest state?
Alaska
What were the two most important New World plants?
Maize and potatoes
How were animals transported from the Old World to the New World?
European sailors
What was the biggest disease that was transmitted to the New World.
Smallpox
Who did John Cabot explore for?
England
Which state does the Missouri River start in?
Montana
Why was corn important to the societies of Central America?
Corn was important because it could be dried and stored for long periods of time.
What two animals did the New World have?
Llamas and domesticated dogs
Why was the disease to the Indigenous people so impact full?
The Indigenous people had to prior exposure to the Old World disease and the disease was transmitted through air and touch.
Which explorer found the great lakes?
Samuel De Champlain
Which river borders the West side of Texas?
The Rio Grande River
Where are potatoes native from?
South America
In the New World how did they complete manual labor?
What was the percentage range of Indigenous people that died from smallpox?
50%-90%
Who mapped the Saint Lawrence River?
Jacques Cartier
How many states does the Appalachian Mountains run through?
13 States
Approximately how much of Ireland's population relied on potatoes.
Two-fifths
In what year did Columbus bring livestock from the Old World to the New World?
1493
What was the 7 disease that the Old World brought to the New World?
Smallpox, Measels, Malaria, Yellow Fever, Influenza, and Chicken Pox.
Who was Louisiana named after?
King Louis XIV
Which two states border 8 states?
Missouri and Tennesee
What were the 9 plants that the explores returned to the Old World with?
Beans, Squash, Chili Peppers, Sunflowers, Peanuts, Tomatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Avocado, and Pineapple.
What 7 animals did Columbus bring with him on his second voyage?
Horses, Pigs, Sheep, Dogs, Cattle, Chickens, and Goats
What was the disease from the New World that was contracted in the Old World.
Syphilis
Which explorer was killed and eaten by cannibals on the Caribbean Islands?
Giovanni Da Verrazzano