Practice Test Unit 1 History

What is the definition of the Columbian Exchange?

• The global transfer of plants, animals, people, diseases, and goods between the Old World (Europe, Africa, Asia) and the New World (Americas) after 1492.

• The trade of spices and silk between Europe and Asia during the Middle Ages.

• The migration of Native Americans across the Bering Strait into North America.

• The exchange of gold and silver between European countries and Africa in the 18th century.

Which of the following were transferred to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange?

• Potatoes, maize, tomatoes

• Horses, cattle, wheat, smallpox, Christianity

• Cacao, syphilis

• All of the above

Which of the following were transferred to Europe/Africa during the Columbian Exchange?

• Horses, cattle, wheat

• Smallpox, Christianity

• Potatoes, maize (corn), tomatoes, cacao, syphilis

• All of the above

Who was most devastated by disease, population loss, forced labor, and cultural disruption during the Columbian Exchange?

• Europeans

• Africans

• Native Americans

• Asians

Who benefited from new crops, leading to population growth and wealth during the Columbian Exchange?

• Native Americans

• Europeans

• Africans

• Asians

Who was impacted by the rise of the Atlantic slave trade to work plantations during the Columbian Exchange?

• Native Americans

• Europeans

• Africans

• Asians

What is a key characteristic of traditional African slavery?

• A) Racially based and hereditary

• B) Often prisoners of war, debt slavery, or criminals

• C) Treated as property

• D) Harsh plantation conditions

New World slavery was:

• Usually not lifelong or hereditary

• Racially based and hereditary

• Contracted for 4-7 years

• Not treated as property

Indentured servitude was:

• Permanent and hereditary

• Contracted work, usually for 4-7 years

• Treated as property

• Racially based

Indentured servitude was not permanent or hereditary like slavery.

• True

• False