Consequences of Contact

People of the Americas met their wants and needs by

• growing their own crops, and buying meat

• using resources from the land around them

• going to Walmart

What did the Europeans and the people of the Americas have in common?

• They both had vibrant societies. They both grew crops and traded.

• They both were rich.

• They were both high society.

What was exchanged in the Columbian Exchange?

• flowers and goods

• goods, plants, and sand

• goods, people, plants, animals, and diseases

• plants, animals, and flowers

The Columbian Exchange included what countries?

• the American, Russia, and Australia

• Europe, Asia, and Africa

• Europe, Africa, and the Americans

• the American, Europe, Africa, and Asia

What is a privateer?

• a pirate who legally sells and captures goods

• a pirate who robs from the rich and gives to the poor

• a merchant who attacks and robs ships

• a sailor who robs the poor and gives to the rich

What was the result of the high demand on sugar?

• The sugarcane producers increased the supply for the tea.

• The candy corn.

• It made sugarcane producers want to increase the supply.

What product would Europeans pay a high price for?

• oranges

• sugar

• tea

• apples

What place did sugarcane grow well in?

• England

• France

• the Caribbean

• Spain

Who did plantation owners use to harvest sugarcane?

• Indians

• the neighborhood children

• enslaved people

• the maids

Exploration of the Americas created a new market for selling

• monkeys

• enslaved Africans

• sugar

• Indians