Columbian Exchange Quiz

What was a major economic impact of the Columbian Exchange?

• Decreased trade

• Decline in agriculture

• Increased trade

• Reduction in industries

Which class was considered the highest and smallest in the class system during the Columbian Exchange?

• Mestizos

• Creoles

• Spaniards

• Indians and African Americans

What was exchanged between the two hemispheres during the Columbian Exchange?

• Only animals

• Only plants

• Animals, plants, culture, disease, and ideas

• Only culture and ideas

Which class consisted of pure Spanish people born in America?

• Mestizos

• Creoles

• Spaniards

• Indians and African Americans

What new industries emerged as a result of the Columbian Exchange?

• Textile and mining

• Cattle ranching and coffee growing

• Shipbuilding and fishing

• Iron and steel production

What was one impact of new crops on European diets?

• Decreased life expectancy

• Reduced population growth

• Longer life expectancy

• Decline in European cuisine

What was the purpose of the transatlantic trading network known as the Triangle of Trade?

• To connect only Europe and Africa

• To connect Europe, Africa, and the Americas

• To connect Asia and Europe

• To connect only the Americas and Asia

Who replaced European slaves with Africans on sugar plantations?

• The British

• The French

• The Portuguese

• The Dutch

When were the first enslaved Africans brought by the Spanish?

• 1618

• 1718

• 1518

• 1818

What is the main idea of mercantilism?

• Building up wealth through agriculture

• Building up wealth through gold and silver

• Building up wealth through isolation

• Building up wealth through technology