USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did Europe get from the Triangular Trade
A
Raw Materials
B
Guns
C
Slaves
D
Manufactured Goods
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The triangular trade was the trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Raw materials like precious metals (gold and silver), tobacco, sugar and cotton went from the Americas to Europe. Manufactured goods like cloth and metal items went to Africa and the Americas.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Triangular trade benefited European nations because it opened new markets for their own goods while also enabling them to obtain trade commodities that could be exchanged for goods produced in the West Indies.

Detailed explanation-3: -’European trading had a transforming impact on Africa. Europeans poured into Africa enormous volumes of commerce, the whole range of European manufactured goods and hardware, notably firearms, luxury goods (especially alcohol) and transhipped items from Asia (particularly textiles).

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The side that benefitted most from the Triangular Trade routes was Europe. Traveling to the western coast of Africa, European traders exchanged European weapons for slaves.

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