Apentix/AP US History/Unit 2: Period 2 (1607-1754)/Question
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The triangular trade of the 17th and 18th centuries involved which of the following sequences?

A.Europe to Africa: manufactured goods; Africa to Americas: enslaved people; Americas to Europe: raw materials
B.Europe to Americas: enslaved people; Americas to Africa: raw materials; Africa to Europe: manufactured goods
C.Americas to Europe: manufactured goods; Europe to Africa: raw materials; Africa to Americas: enslaved people
D.Africa to Europe: enslaved people; Europe to Americas: manufactured goods; Americas to Africa: raw materials

Explanation

Core Concept

The triangular trade route involved three legs: European merchants transported manufactured goods to Africa; African traders sold enslaved people to European merchants who transported them to the Americas; and plantation goods (such as sugar, tobacco, and cotton) were shipped from the Americas back to Europe. This system formed a triangle that connected three continents.

Correct Answer

AEurope to Africa: manufactured goods; Africa to Americas: enslaved people; Americas to Europe: raw materials

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