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Triangular Trade

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Triangular Trade

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    2. What was the Triangular Trade? Trading networks in which goods and slaves moved among England, the American colonies, and Africa

    3. Goods exported from the Americas to England Fish, whale oil, lumber, and tobacco

    4. Goods exported from the Americas to Africa Rum and iron goods

    5. Goods exported from the Americas to West Indies Meat, lumber, flour, and fish

    6. Goods exported from England to Africa Goods made from iron

    7. Goods exported from England to the Americas Tea, spices, furniture, cloth, and tools

    8. Goods exported from Africa to the Americas Slaves and gold

    9. Goods exported from West Indies to Americas Sugar, molasses, and slaves

    15. How did the Triangular Trade affect England, and the Americas? Americas The slave trade brought enormous wealth to merchants and traders, and provided the labor that helped economies grow Shipbuilding industry grew Fishing, raising tobacco, and processing sugar, became hugely successful and help the economy grow Gained African culture: Ideas, language, religion, views on government, music foods England England owned plantations in the Americas, which made huge profits that depended on the slave trade Ports grew, which boosted the shipping industry England received new raw materials (Cotton, tobacco, sugar cane etc..), which were made into finished products It allowed them to colonize Africa easier

    16. How did the Triangular Trade affect the Africa and the West Indies? Africa The slave trade devastated African societies, tearing apart families and causing economic and social disorder Males 15-25, who were the productive and skilled part of the population, were taken to be used in the slave trade which caused trading between tribes to stop Africans started to migrate from their homelands and move from the west coast to the interior Africa was weakened by the slave trade; therefore, it was easier for Europeans to colonize it Guns from England caused war and conflict that led to many deaths West Indies Gained African culture: Ideas, language, religion, views on government, music foods Made money from selling raw material to colonists in America in exchange for slaves

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