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The Columbian Exchange Answers

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Which animals were Europeans introduced to during the Columbian Exchange?

A
llamas
B
cattle
C
sheep
D
pigs
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During the Columbian Exchange, Indigenous peoples of the Americas were introduced to

A
potatoes.
B
corn.
C
cattle.
D
beavers.
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Which option describes one reason Europeans were able to gain dominance over the Americas in the late 1400s and early 1500s?

A
Europe’s large population forced migration to the Americas.
B
European diseases killed many people in the Americas.
C
Europeans and Africans joined forces to attack Indigenous peoples.
D
European explorers had excellent geographic knowledge.
4

Diseases brought by explorers

A
did not affect the population of the Caribbean.
B
killed 200 Tainos in Hispaniola.
C
wiped out entire cultures.
D
slightly affected the population of Central America.
5

How did many Indigenous peoples treat the land and nature?

A
They used the land to quickly gain wealth.
B
They grew profitable crops, such as sugarcane.
C
They mined for metals, such as silver and gold.
D
They used resources carefully and revered nature.
6

What made Europeans in the Americas realize that they needed a new workforce in the early 1500s?

A
They realized that Indigenous peoples would not convert to Christianity.
B
They realized that disease and overwork were killing Indigenous peoples.
C
They realized that the natural resources in the Americas were running out.
D
They realized that the encomienda system they had set up was wrong.
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Why did diseases from Africa affect people in the Americas in the early 1500s?

A
Disease spread when people in the Americas purchased raw materials from Africa.
B
Disease spread when people in the Americas went to Africa to capture and enslave people.
C
Africans brought disease when they visited the Americas.
D
Europeans intentionally carried African diseases to the Americas.
8

Why did European colonists want to convert Indigenous peoples to Christianity?

A
They believed it would make it easier to establish a colonial society.
B
They wanted Indigenous peoples to learn to speak Spanish.
C
They wanted to work with Indigenous peoples to learn farming techniques.
D
They believed Christianity would help in the recovery from population loss.
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How did the Spanish most exploit the Indigenous peoples of the Americas?

A
by enslaving them and forced them to work in mines and on plantations
B
by paying them poorly for working in mines and on plantations
C
by bringing them back to Europe as enslaved people
D
by setting up a large-scale hunting operation to kill all of the bison
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Which crop was introduced to Europeans during the Columbian Exchange?

A
coffee
B
wheat
C
maize
D
rice
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Which of the following best describes the effect that the European practice of slavery had on the Americas?

A
a temporary impact of a few years
B
a lasting impact of more than 350 years
C
a short impact of 50 years
D
no impact at all
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Which of the following ideas and practices did Europeans bring to the Americas in the late 1400s and early 1500s?

A
Christianity, slavery, and the exploitation of natural resources
B
a belief in many gods, slavery, and the exploitation of natural resources
C
Christianity, slavery, and respect for the land
D
a belief in many gods, slavery, and respect for the land
13

What impact did the spread of disease have on populations in the Caribbean and Central America?

A
Populations dropped by approximately 50 percent.
B
Populations dropped by almost 90 percent.
C
Populations dropped by almost 75 percent.
D
Populations dropped by approximately 30 percent.
14

What types of goods did Europeans ship to Africa and the Americas on Triangular Trade routes?

A
raw materials and weapons
B
clothing and tools
C
jewels and precious metals
D
fruits and vegetables
15

How did European diseases affect the Americas?

A
European diseases killed many buffalo and deer.
B
European diseases infected American crops.
C
European diseases killed many people.
D
European diseases infected the water in desert areas.

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