Triangular Trade

What is the most appropriate title for this map?

• The Industrial Revolution

• Imperialism in America

• The Age of Discovery

• Triangular Trade

Which of the following is NOT true of the trade pattern shown on the map above?

• Colonies provided natural resources for the mother country

• Captives from Africa were transported to North America

• England was home to more natural resources than North America

• England had colonies in North America

The belief that colonies exist to benefit the economy of the mother country (Old World) is known as....

• Triangular Trade

• Mercantilism

• Free Trade

• Nativism

After contact with Europeans, the vast majority of Native Americans died of...

• disease

• famine

• drought

• dehydration

The term "mother country" refers to...

• the country of indigenous people

• the country importing (receiving) manufactured goods

• the country using its colonies for profit

• the land being colonized

What shape best describes the pattern of trade that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas via the Atlantic Ocean?

• Circle

• Triangle

• Square

• Pyramid

Part of triangular trade during which enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to America.

• Middle passage

• Cash crops

• First leg

• Journey to the center of the earth

The majority of plantations were located in...

• The Americas

• Africa

• Asia

• Antartica

Why did so many people die on the Middle Passage?

• Slave traders usually purchased unhealthy individuals

• Disease and malnutrition

• Overloaded ships often sank

• Successful rebellions on board ships took many lives

2. Which of the following statements best describes the conditions on the ship?

• The conditions on the boat were simple and rustic, and Equaino was beaten for trying to escape.

• The conditions on the boat were horrible, and Equiano was severely beaten for not eating

• The conditions on the boat were horrible, and Equiano was whipped for stealing.

• The conditions on the boat were glamorous, but Equiano was punished for jumping into the water.