Colonial Economy, Society and Labor · US History

The 'Triangular Trade' involved the exchange of which goods between the Caribbean, the American colonies, and Africa?

  1. Silk cloth from the colonies, fine tea from Africa, and exotic spices from the Caribbean.
  2. Rum from the colonies, enslaved people from Africa, and sugar/molasses from the Caribbean.
  3. Tobacco from the colonies, gold and ivory from Africa, and manufactured goods from the Caribbean.
  4. Lumber and furs from the colonies, ivory from Africa, and refined silver from the Caribbean.
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Correct answer: Rum from the colonies, enslaved people from Africa, and sugar/molasses from the Caribbean.

In this specific 'leg' of the trade, rum produced in New England was traded for enslaved people in Africa, who were then taken to the Caribbean to produce the molasses and sugar needed to make more rum.

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