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DBQ: Columbian Exchange

Citations: Document 1: Nunn, Nathan and Nancy Qian. “The Columbian Exchange: A History of Disease, Food, and Ideas.” The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 24, No. 2, 2010, pp. 163-188. <https://web.viu.ca/davies/H131/ColumbianExchange.pdf>. Document 2: "File:1670 virginia tobacco slaves.jpg." Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:1670_virginia_tobacco_slaves.jpg&oldid=573780810>. Document 3: Drawing: "File:Aztec smallpox victims.jpg." Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Aztec_smallpox_victims.jpg&oldid=255209262>. Quote: Gunderman, Richard. “How small

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ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

Did the Columbian Exchange have mostly positive or negative effects?

STANDARDS:

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3

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