The Columbian Exchange

Question 1

As the map indicates, trade goods flowed both ways during the Columbian Exchange.Which of the following things was usually exchanged in only one direction, negatively impacting Indigenous people but not many Europeans?

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diseases

Question 2

Why were Indigenous people so vulnerable to European and African diseases?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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Indigenous people had lived in isolation from other continents for centuries.; Indigenous people had not been exposed to the diseases brought by Europeans.; Indigenous people had not developed natural defenses to the illnesses.

Question 3

Which of the following European diseases ravaged Indigenous populations in the 1500s?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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smallpox; influenza; measles

Question 4

In contrast to Indigenous people, European colonies viewed land and natural resources as

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opportunities to make great wealth.

Question 5

What does this quote from Columbus reveal about the European attitudes toward the people living in America?

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Europeans viewed Indigenous people as inferior people to be used as a labor force.

Question 6

What does Columbus believe about the customs of Indigenous people?

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They should be taught to act like Europeans.

Question 7

What did the Spanish do after disease and slavery destroy most of the Indigenous population?

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kidnapped and enslaved people from Africa

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