Triangular Trade

Why was the Triangular Trade important to the colonies?

• It promoted economic growth in the colonies.

• It brought new religions into the colonies.

• It allowed Native Americans to see the world.

• Africans were able to do business with other continents.

An indentured servant’s contract was considered _________.

• a gentlemen’s agreement

• a legal and binding agreement

• illegal and dangerous

• no different than enslavement

What does the word “export” mean?

• to sell goods to other countries

• to buy goods from other countries

• money that came to the colonies

• to sell raw materials

What is a tariff?

• a tax on goods sold to other countries

• a tax on goods bought from other countries

• money made from selling raw materials

• money made in the colonies

Why did England charge tariffs?

• To make goods less expensive for the colonists to buy

• To make goods more expensive and create a larger profit

• To decrease exports and increase imports.

• To make money to give away to poor people

What was the Middle Passage voyage like for Africans?

• It was exciting because they could see the world.

• It was horrible and difficult because of the poor conditions.

• The Africans were not a part of the Middle Passage.

• They caught fish and whales that allowed them to make a large profit.

What were companies that bought and sold tobacco called?

• warehouses

• smokehouses

• brokerages

• banks

In 1740, it was illegal in South Carolina to teach enslaved Africans to do what?

• use tools for blacksmithing

• smoke tobacco

• own newspapers

• read and write

Which religious group settled Pennsylvania?

• Quakers
• Puritans
• Irish Catholic
• The Mormons

New England's economy was based on ______.

• Plantations
• Trade with the other colonies
• Fishing, ship building, whaling and more
• religious retreats