Mercantilism and Trans Atlantic Triangular Trade Trade

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the main goal of mercantilism?

• To make the home (mother) country economically stronger and more powerful

• To promote free trade between all nations

• To encourage colonies to become independent

• To reduce the production of raw materials in the colonies

Open Ended

How did the economic system of mercantilism shape the relationships between European countries and their colonies during the 1500s-1700s?

Multiple Choice

How did mercantilism affect the relationship between England and its 13 colonies?

• It encouraged free trade between the colonies and other countries.

• It allowed the colonies to become independent quickly.

• It restricted the colonies to trade only with England, leading to frustration.

• It made the colonies wealthier than England.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following were transported from the Americas to Europe as part of the Triangular Trade?

• Enslaved Africans

• Manufactured goods

• Sugar, tobacco, and cotton

• Guns and alcohol

The name often used to describe the brutal journey from Africa to The Colonies, often via the Caribbean or Atlantic coasts. Slaves endured horrible conditions.

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​Middle Passage

Open Ended

Explain the significance of the Triangular Trade in shaping the economies of Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

Open Ended

Describe how the Triangular Trade contributed to the development of plantation economies in the Americas.

Multiple Choice

Based on the map of the Triangle Trade Route in the late 1700s, what were the main goods transported from Europe to Africa?

• Tobacco and cotton

• Manufactured goods

• Slaves

• Sugar and rum

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT an impact of enslaved Africans on the Americas?

• They provided cheap labor for plantations.

• They built wealth for European powers during mercantilism.

• They influenced American culture through music, food, and traditions.

• They established independent African-run governments in the Americas.

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements connect mercantilism and slavery in the colonies?

• Mercantilism created demand for cheap labor.

• The slave trade was used to maximize profits.

• Colonists grew tired of both systems.

• Both systems tied the colonies to Europe’s wealth.

Open Ended

How did the Navigation Acts contribute to colonial resentment and eventual resistance against British rule?

Open Ended

Do you see connections between past economic systems and modern tariff trade wars? What connections do you see?

Open Ended

What questions do you still have about the impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and mercantilism on world history?

Multiple Choice

How did mercantilism shape the relationship between the colonies and their mother countries?

• It encouraged colonies to become independent nations.

• It led to colonies supplying raw materials and buying manufactured goods from the mother country.

• It promoted free trade between all nations.

• It resulted in colonies controlling the economies of their mother countries.