[ 571 ] U.S. History GED ® TEST SOCIAL STUDIES FLASH REVIEW _____________ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Read the passage and answer the following two questions. When Christopher Columbus landed in the New World, he brought with him horses, cattle, and seeds for planting. Over the next decades, European explorers and settlers brought to the New World other domesticated animals and plants. Wheat and other grains soon became staple crops in North America. Meanwhile, from the New World to the Old went corn, squash, turkeys, tomatoes, and the ever-important potato. This transfer of plants, animals, and diseases, known as the Columbian Exchange, transformed the diets and lifestyles of people on both sides of the Atlantic. Which sentence represents the main idea of the passage? a. When Christopher Columbus landed in the New World, he brought with him horses, cattle, and seeds for planting. b. Over the next decades, European explorers and settlers brought to the New World other domesticated animals and plants. c. Wheat and other grains soon became staple crops in North America. Meanwhile, from the New World to the Old went corn, squash, turkeys, tomatoes, and the ever-important potato. d. This transfer of plants, animals, and diseases, known as the Columbian Exchange, transformed the diets and lifestyles of people on both sides of the Atlantic. What title would best fit this passage? a. Trading Wheat for Corn b. The Columbian Exchange c. Diets on Both Sides of the Atlantic d. Christopher Columbus Discovers a New World