The Columbian Exchange

The Columbian Exchange began when ______ set sail to the Americas in 1493.

• Diseases

• Native Americans

• African Americans

• Christopher Columbus

European rivals raced to create _______ in the Americas and fought wars for control of production.

• Sugar Plantations

• Reliable work force

• Plants and animals

• Tropical climate

_________ had been growing tobacco for medicinal and ritual purposes for centuries.

• Slaves

• African Americans

• Christopher Columbus

• Native Americans

This resulted in a large number of deaths, with estimates ranging from as low as ______ to as high as _____.

• 86% and 100%

• 60% and 86%

• 50% and 90%

• 90% to 50%

European explorers returned home with new world ________

• Diseases

• Plants

• Animals

• Food