Middle Passage and Triangular Trade

What is another name for Triangular Trade?

(a)  

• Pacific Trade

• Indian Ocean Trade

• Transatlantic Trade
• Silk Road Trade

Why is the trade route called "Triangular Trade"?

• It involved three different types of goods.

• The trade routes loosely formed a triangle on the map.

• It was controlled by three major powers.

• It lasted for three centuries.

What does "Transatlantic" mean in the context of trade?

(a)  

• Trading within a single continent

• Trading across the Atlantic Ocean
• Trading goods that are transparent

• Trading between three different oceans

Which region was home to the 13 Colonies during the Triangular Trade era?

What was primarily shipped from the Americas to Europe in the first leg of the Triangular Trade?

(a)  

• Manufactured goods

• Enslaved Africans

• Raw materials
• Gold and silver

Which of the following is an example of a raw material shipped from the Americas to Europe?

What was primarily shipped from Europe to West Africa in the second leg of the Triangular Trade?

(a)  

• Raw materials

• Manufactured goods
• Cash crops

• Enslaved people

Lumber, a raw material, could be manufactured into which of the following goods in Europe?

Why were guns particularly important manufactured goods for West African kings and queens?

• They were used for hunting exotic animals.

• They were a symbol of wealth and status.

• They were used to take over other tribes.

• They were traded for food supplies.

What was the third leg of the Triangular Trade route primarily involved in transporting?

(a)  

• Raw materials to Europe

• Manufactured goods to the Americas

• Enslaved Africans to the Americas
• Spices from Asia