Triangular Trade

Where does the Triangular Trade get its name from?

• It was created by Christopher Columbus

• It represents the four continents involved in the trade

• The triangular shaped spears from Africans and Native Americans

• The shape of the trade routes

Which one of these answers led to the need for slavery or forced servitude in the Americas?

• The development of plantations and cash crops

• War and Conquest

• The Columbian Exchange

• Fear of African uprisings

Which one of these is not a reason Native Americans did not work out as slaves in America?

• They could escape and rejoin their tribes

• They were not immune to European diseases

• Europeans saw them as equals

• When they escaped they could survive in the wilderness because they knew the land

Which one of these best describes why Europeans believed slavery was needed in America?

• War and Conquest

• Lack of Political cabinet member

• Domestication of animals

• Agricultural System and Mining

Sugar, tobacco, and cotton were traded from America to what continent ?

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

Textiles (Clothing), Rum, and Manufactured Goods were traded from Europe to Africa for.....

• Peace between nations

• Domesticated (Tamed) Animals

• Sugar and Spices

• Enslaved Africans

Which of the following BEST describes the effect of Triangular Trade.

• African slave labor resulted in the growth of large plantations in Latin America.

• African slave labor resulted in the decline of large plantations in Latin America.

• African slave labor resulted in decreased numbers of wealthy native people.

• African slave labor resulted in increased numbers of wealthy native people.

With the rapid expansion of European influence into the New World, the need for a cheap and steadily available labor force to establish and maintain colonial industries and infrastructure was needed for the economy.

• True

• False

What goods were exported to the Americas during the Triangular Trade?

• Sugar, Tobacco, and Cotton

• Enslave Africans

• Horses and Cattle

• Fruits and Vegetables

The Triangular Trade is also know as...

• The Dynamic Movement

• The Great Enlightenment

• Columbian Exchange

• Atlantic Slave Trade