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