Columbian Exchange

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Which statement best describes the result of Columbus’ expeditions? Options: The exchange of medicine, large animals, and industry between North and South Africa. The exchange of farming tools, laws, and ideas between the Americas and the New World. The exchange of animals, plants, and diseases between the Old World and The New World. The exchange of tools, metals, and languages between Eastern and Western Europe.

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The exchange of animals, plants, and diseases between the Old World and The New World

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Which statement identifies one major result of the Age of Exploration? Options: a long period of peace and cooperation in the Americas, a long period of democratic governments in the Americas, a long period of industrial development in Europe and the Americas, a long period of migration of people from Europe to the Americas

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a long period of migration of people from Europe to the Americas

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When did Columbus make his first voyage to the New World?

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1492 AD

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Which of the following is a negative impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the native peoples of the Americas?
The spread of disease killed millions of people.

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The spread of disease killed millions of people.

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What were the names of Columbus' ships on his first voyage to the New World?

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Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria

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What was a major crop that came from the Americas?

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Maize (corn)

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What does the word indigenous mean?

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The first people who lived in any region.

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The Columbian Exchange was a movement of _______ between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

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all of the above

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Based on the source and your knowledge of social studies, which of the following best explains Bartolome de las Casas motivations for visiting the Caribbean Islands?

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He wanted to help the indigenous peoples and convert them to Christianity.

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Which had the greatest effect on American Indian populations? Options: crops, diseases, horses, plantations

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diseases