Which of the following was an effect of the Columbian Exchange on population?
A. Millions of people moved to the Americas.
B. Exchanges of food plants decreased populations in various regions.
C. Some populations thrived as they developed resistance to new diseases.
D. Millions of people moved to Europe.

What was an effect of the movement of foods like corn and potatoes from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere?
A. Foods from the Americas contributed to population growth around the world.
B. Foods from the Americas contributed to a rise in food prices around the world.
C. Foods from Europe did not grow well in the Old World, and famine resulted.
D. Foods from the Americas became widely grown in Africa.

According to mercantilists, what was the purpose of colonies?
A. to export manufactured goods to parent countries
B. to import luxuries from parent countries at discounted prices
C. to provide inexpensive resources and raw materials to parent countries
D. to reduce competition and tariffs

Which approach did mercantilists encourage European rulers to take toward natural resources in the American colonies?
A. determine their extent and use them to benefit all native peoples
B. exploit them fully to achieve maximum profit for the parent country
C. use only renewable resources to make profitable parent-country products
D. conserve them to benefit European colonists and future populations

Which of the following circumstances led to Europe’s Commercial Revolution?
A. An influx of gold and silver from the Americas increased the money supply.
B. Expanding trade spurred investment in guilds and small businesses.
C. Raw materials from the Americas drove down the cost of goods.
D. The use of slave labor encouraged the growth of cottage industries.

Which statement correctly summarizes an economic development that was part of the Commercial Revolution in the 1500s?
A. Entrepreneurs made sure that no new laws imposed taxes or tariffs on businesses.
B. Entrepreneurs were more interested in investing in agriculture than in global trade.
C. Prices rose as more money, silver, and gold became available.
D. Colonies were forced to import raw materials and export manufactured goods.

Which of the following can you infer based on the system of European mercantilism?
A. Europe depleted many of its natural resources.
B. Europe had too few people to produce the needed amount of goods.
C. Europe lacked a climate suited to raising sufficient crops.
D. Europe was too far from Africa and Asia to trade with them.

Which of the following are the most likely reasons a colony’s forested lands were attractive to Europeans? Select all that apply.
A. Slave traders could use Native Americans from forests to enslave.
B. Farmers could use the timber to build houses or sell.
C. Doctors could use new healing herbs found in forests for European patients.
D. Shipbuilders could use forest wood to repair and construct merchant ships.