Triangular Trade & Mercantilism Introduction

Refer to the map showing three arrows forming a triangle across the Atlantic. Which statement best identifies the regions connected by the Triangular Trade routes depicted in the visual?

• Europe, Africa, and the Americas

• Asia, Australia, and Europe

• Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia

• North America, South America, and the Pacific Islands

Using the visual that labels flows of manufactured goods from Europe, enslaved Africans to the Americas, and raw materials back to Europe, which description best matches the idea of mercantilism illustrated?

• Colonies exist to provide raw materials to the mother country, which sends manufactured goods in return

• All regions trade freely without government control or benefit to any single country

• The Americas send manufactured goods to Europe while Europe ships raw materials to Africa

• Africa controls Atlantic trade by taxing all goods moving between continents

Which regions formed the three points of the Triangular Trade across the Atlantic?

• Europe, Africa, and the Americas

• Europe, Asia, and Australia

• Africa, Asia, and the Pacific Islands

• North America, South America, and Australia

What best describes the Triangular Trade pattern?

• Goods and people moved in a triangle across the Atlantic Ocean

• A single route directly between Europe and Asia

• Goods moved only from the Americas to Europe

• Peoples migrated freely between all continents

According to the material, which items were commonly shipped from Europe to Africa?

• Guns, cloth, and tools

• Sugar, cotton, and tobacco

• Gold, silver, and spices

• Timber, furs, and fish

What was transported from Africa to the Americas in the Triangular Trade?

• Enslaved Africans

• Textiles and manufactured goods

• Tea and porcelain

• Sugar and tobacco

Which goods typically traveled from the Americas to Europe as part of the Triangular Trade?

• Sugar, cotton, and tobacco

• Guns, cloth, and tools

• Enslaved Africans and livestock

• Silk, tea, and porcelain

What term describes the forced ocean journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas?

• The Middle Passage

• The Silk Road

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Northwest Passage

Which statement best characterizes conditions during the Middle Passage?

• Crowded, unsafe, and deadly

• Comfortable, sanitary, and spacious

• Organized, voluntary, and peaceful

• Brief, safe, and well-supplied

Which option identifies a correct pairing of trade direction and items?

• Europe to Africa: guns, cloth, tools

• Africa to Europe: sugar, cotton, tobacco

• Americas to Africa: enslaved Africans

• Europe to Americas: enslaved Africans