SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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True
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False
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Detailed explanation-1: -three stages of the so-called triangular trade, in which arms, textiles, and wine were shipped from Europe to Africa, enslaved people from Africa to the Americas, and sugar and coffee from the Americas to Europe.
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: -The triangular trade was not a route, but a strategy for making trade among distant markets easier and more profitable.) At the same time, a different triangular trade route arose between New England, West Africa, and Central America and the Caribbean islands that lay east of it.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Mercantilist nature of the Triangular Trade also had a major impact on the function of the slave trade, in Africa, the New World, and in between. From their small enclaves in Africa, colonial powers worked hard to maintain a favorable balance of trade with the local African elites as with their European neighbors.