Three Worlds Meet

What were some effects of the Columbian Exchange?

Africa's population declined, the Americas flourished with plants from Europe, and wealth flowed in the European economy.

Which statement best describes the effect of Triangular Trade on Africa?

Communities were devastated, the population declined, families were torn apart, and slave trading wars claimed even more African lives.

What gave rise to the slave trade?

The death of many American Indians to disease and the planting of labor-intensive crops.

How did the Columbian Exchange affect the African people?

The introduction of new crops and the decimation of the native population in the New World led to the capture and enslavement of many African people.

The impact of the Commercial Revolution could be most felt in which realm?

There was an economic impact; the birth of the banking system, growth of capitalism and companies dramatically increased the wealth of nations.

Which is a positive balance of trade for a country?

exporting more goods than importing

Read the passage from Olaudah Equiano's autobiography. The closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate, added to the number in the ship, which was so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself, almost suffocated us. The air soon became unfit for respiration from a variety of loathsome smells, and brought on a sickness among the slaves, of which many died . . . The shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying, rendered the whole a scene of horror almost inconceivable. Which is described in the text?

the existence of strong smells