9.5 The Columbian Exchange Flashcards
1
Q
friar
A
Roman Catholic priest of a religious order
2
Q
mercantilism
A
an economic system by which a nation’s power is measured by accumulated wealth
3
Q
voyageur
A
a French woodsman and fur trapper
4
Q
A ___ was a French fur trapper and woodsman.
A
voyageur
5
Q
8) Select TWO things that the Columbian Exchange brought to Africa.
A
technology in the form of firearms used to enslave fellow Africans
new crops that led to population growth
6
Q
How did mercantilism change the ways that European nations traded?
A
Each nation tried to build wealth by exporting more than it imported.
