Columbian Exchange

The Columbian Exchange is the movement of plants, ______________, diseases, people, technology and ideas between the New World and the Old World.

• boats

• animals

• goods

The Columbian Exchange is a result of which explorers voyages?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Mrs. Dover

Native Americans taught the Europeans to grown corn, potatoes, peanuts, and ____________.

• squash

• rice

• coffee beans

• celery

Which of the following items were introduced from the New World to the Old World?

• corn

• squash

• tomatoes

• peanuts

___________________ and corn contributed to the population growth in Asia.

• sweet potatoes

• coffee

• tomatoes

• rice

Which of the following was introduced from the Old World to the New World?

• corn

• horses

• tomatoes

• sweet potatoes

The introduction of the ____________________ greatly changed the way Native Americans moved and hunted.

• railroad

• horse

• buffalo

• dugout canoe

Diseases, such as diptheria, measles, small pox, and malaria were carried by __________________ and settlers.

• explorers

• animals

• plants

• accident

Diseases killed many Native Americans because they had never been exposed to those germs before.

• true

• false

When millions of Native Americans began dying because of diseases many settlers returned home.

• true

• false