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Where was Christopher Columbus trying to sail to?
a) The Indies
b) The Bahamas
c) The New World
d) The Americas

Many Europeans brought ____________that killed many Native people.
a) diseases
b) pigs
c) horses
d) coffee

The Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria were....
a) the names of some of the first horses.
b) ships Columbus and his men sailed on.
c) the rulers that paid for the expedition.
d) nick names that Columbus had for his men.

What were the Taino?
a) The first native people Columbus encountered.
b) The breed of horse on Columbus' ship.
c) Ship sails
d) That is what the crew called themselves.

A settlement far from the country that rules it is a...
a) colony
b) city
c) town
d) village

An expedition is .....
a) an important trip with a purpose.
b) the type of boat that Columbus sailed.
c) the ceremony performed for the crew by the Natives.
d) a new fruit to Asia and Europe.

The Columbian Exchange was.....
a) the exchange of animals, plants, and disease since 1492.
b) the exchange of animals, plants, and disease since 1992.
c) The exchange of money.
d) the exchange of information.

What idea did Columbus prove wrong?
a) the Earth is flat.
b) the Earth is round.
c) the earth is square.
d) the earth is large.

Why might there have been violence between Columbus and the Natives?
a) Columbus claimed the Natives' land for Spain.
b) Columbus took their fruit.
c) Columbus called them Indios
d) Columbus looked different.

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