On the positive side of the Columbian Exchange, the most beneficial early trade items were potatoes, maize, sweet potatoes, peanuts, tomatoes, beans, squash, pumpkins, tobacco, turkeys, and bison from Natives and wheat, barley, sugar cane, apples, peaches, melons, citrus fruit, spices, horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens from Europeans. The trade of food items became a major staple in defining cultural patterns and trade for the next several hundred years.

The first permanent settlement by any Europeans founded in what became the United States was ____________ in ____________.

Which conquistador conquered and claimed what is now the Southwestern United States?

What was the name of the fort the Portuguese built that later became a trading station for slaves in the 1500s?

Which of the following was true about Christopher Columbus?

The most important event in Native American history was ____________ because it involved the transmission of Old World diseases that killed about 90% of Natives over about 400 years.

____________ are most well-known for ____________.

The Aztec capital was called Tenochtitlan.

What technology did Natives invent that wiped out most large game in a matter of centuries but also prompted them to start farming later?

What term is often used to describe the first individuals who arrived in North and South America?