Category 1
Explain the reason why the Triangular Trade developed.
England wanted to profit ($$) by receiving raw materials from the Americas and supplying goods to Africa.
This CONTINENT exported slaves, ivory, and gold for guns, beer, and luxury goods.
Africa
Which of the 3 colonial regions relied on slavery the most?
The Southern Colonies
How would Mr. Curry describe the Middle Passage?
People were treated as traded goods, forced to travel in cramped, filthy conditions that caused sickness and death.
This area exported cash crops, fur, and even whale oil to their mother country, England.
The 13 colonies
How did slavery impact the economy of the 13 colonies?
Slaves provided the needed LABOR to grow and sell cash crops
What COUNTRY benefited the most from mercantilism and the Triangular Trade?
England
What were goods exported by England during the triangular trade?
Manufactured and Luxury Goods (guns and beer too)
Olaudah Equiano's autobiography can be considered a primary or secondary source?
Primary Source