Columbian Exchange Overview
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Directions: Complete the following tasks using the resources linked to Mr. Reynolds’s Wiki.
A) Columbian Exchange Fact Sheet: Identify TEN (10) facts about the Columbian Exchange
Example: Triangular Trade routes developed between Europe, the Americas, and Africa.
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B) Old World=
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C) Spectrum: Identify on the spectrum where you think the impact lies and then list facts and information used
to come to your decision.
1. The Columbian Exchange positively impacted Native Americans
Negative
Neutral
Positive
List facts and information you used to come to your decision. Include at least FOUR (4) pieces of
information.
2. Native Americans were treated fairly by European colonizers once enslaved Africans were brought to the
colonies
Negative
Neutral
Positive
List facts and information you used to come to your decision. Include at least FOUR (4) pieces of
information.
3. The introduction of animals and other foods by Europeans had a positive impact on Native Americans
Negative
Neutral
Positive
List facts and information you used to come to your decision. Include at least FOUR (4) pieces of
information.
4. The foods brought to Europe form the New World had a positive impact on Europeans
Negative
Neutral
Positive
List facts and information you used to come to your decision. Include at least FOUR (4) pieces of
information.
D) Complete the graphic organizer to show which foods, diseases, and animals were exchanged from the Old
and New Worlds.
E) In your opinion, what single factor (specific-food, disease, animal, or other) had the most dramatic effect on
the world from the Columbian Exchange. Justify your evaluation with at least THREE (3) pieces of evidence.
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