USA HISTORY

LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861

SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Triangular Trade included the following countries:
A
West Indies, Colonies, Britain
B
West Africa, Britain, West Indies
C
West Indies, West Africa, Britain
D
West Indies, West Africa, The Colonies
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -… early merchants prospered in the triangular trade of rum, molasses, and slaves between New England, Africa, and the West Indies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mercantilism led to the emergence of what’s been called the “triangular trade”: a system of exchange in which Europe supplied Africa and the Americas with finished goods, the Americas supplied Europe and Africa with raw materials, and Africa supplied the Americas with enslaved laborers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The “triangular trade” was not a specific trade route, but a model for economic exchange among three markets. A triangular trade among Europe, West Africa and the New World is probably the best known.

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