Exploring the Impact of the Columbian Exchange

The video covers key concepts for the AP exam, focusing on Native American societies before and after European contact. It explains European exploration motives—God, Gold, and Glory—and the resulting territorial rivalries. The Columbian Exchange is discussed, highlighting the transfer of crops, animals, diseases, and people. The impact of European colonization on Native American societies, including exploitation and the encomienda system, is also covered.

What does Key Concept 1.1 focus on?

• The development of the encomienda system

• The arrival of Europeans in North America

• The thriving Native American societies before European contact

• The establishment of European colonies

Which of the following was NOT a motive for European exploration?

• Gold

• God

• Glory

• Guilt

What was the primary reason for the establishment of joint-stock companies?

• To create new navigation technologies

• To establish trade routes with Africa

• To promote religious freedom

• To reduce the risk of individual investment in exploration

What is the Columbian Exchange?

• A trade agreement between Europe and Asia

• A navigation route discovered by Christopher Columbus

• The transfer of crops, animals, diseases, and people between the Old and New Worlds

• The establishment of European colonies in Africa

Which crop was introduced to Europe as a result of the Columbian Exchange?

• Coffee

• Tomato

• Rice

• Wheat

What was the impact of European diseases on Native American populations?

• They led to the development of new medicines

• They caused the death of 80-95% of Native Americans

• They had no significant impact

• They improved the health of Native Americans

Why did Europeans turn to Africa for labor in the New World?

• Europeans wanted to establish trade routes with Africa

• Native Americans refused to work

• Native Americans were dying in large numbers from diseases

• African labor was cheaper

What was the encomienda system?

• A navigation route discovered by Christopher Columbus

• A system where Spanish settlers were given land and Native American slaves

• A religious mission to convert Native Americans

• A trade agreement between Spain and Portugal

How did Native Americans respond to European colonization?

• They accepted European customs and traditions

• They moved to Europe

• They tried to defend their traditional values and customs

• They formed alliances with other European countries

What defines the European exploitation of the Americas?

• The establishment of trade routes

• The Columbian Exchange

• The spread of Christianity

• The development of new navigation technologies