Social Studies Chapter 2 Lesson 3

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• a prisoner exchange between Cortés and the Aztecs

• a peace exchange between Columbus and the Taino

• an exchange of cultures and goods between Europe and Asia

• an exchange of cultures and goods across the Atlantic Ocean between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

Which is the best example of culture?

• European explorers used technology to sail greater distances.

• American Indians did not have immunity to diseases like smallpox.

• American Indians had oral traditions rather than written languages.

• European explorers killed, conquered, and enslaved American Indians.

Which had the greatest effect on American Indian populations?

• crops

• diseases

• horses

• plantations

What statement best supports the argument that the Age of Exploration did more harm than good?

• European settlers formed plantations to grow sugar.

• Millions of American Indians died, and their cultures changed.

• Many of the brave sailors and explorers never returned home.

• Expeditions were expensive and cost more than they brought home.

Which is the best conclusion to draw about the Columbian Exchange?

• American Indians may have been exposed to a new culture, but much of it was forced on them.

• European cultures were enriched but at great expense to the economies of those European nations.

• European explorers and conquistadors improved the lives of American Indians by modernizing them.

• The Columbian Exchange helped American Indians and European colonists more than people in Europe.

Which animal was brought to the Americas from Europe? 

• turkey

• pig

• llama

• eagle

How did the Columbian Exchange allow populations in Europe to grow?

• Europeans forced native people to farm and work in mines.

• Pigs and cattle were brought to the Americas.

• Potatoes and corn from the Americas increased the availability of food in Europe.

• Europeans introduced wheat and lettuce to the Americas.

Why were Africans enslaved and taken to the Americas?

• to replace American Indians as a source of labor

• to become citizens of New Spain

• to teach Christianity to American Indians

• to become conquistadors and claim land for Spain

What was the impact of horses on American Indians?

• They could travel farther in search of food.

• They became experts at riding horses and could move more quickly when hunting or fighting.

• They could use bigger sleds and carry heavier loads.

• All of the others

What is a plantation?

• The movement of people, animals, plants, and cultures between the Eastern and Western hemispheres

• Describing something as very large or great in size.

• A large farm on which a single crop is usually grown.

• Different cultures interacting