AP European History / Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration
1.8 Colonial Expansion and Columbian Exchange
Notes
The Columbian Exchange moved crops, animals and diseases. Native populations collapsed; Spain used the encomienda system; silver from Potosí fueled European economies and inflation (price revolution).
Practice
The price revolution in Europe was caused partly by:
Inflation.
Which went from the Americas to Europe?
New crops.
Native American populations fell sharply mainly because of:
No immunity.
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