Question

1.in what ways did the colonies and Britain benefit from triangular trade?

2.Name two places enslaved Africans were sent to and what types of crops were cultivated in each place

for the second one i got West Indies:sugar, molasses
and
North America: rum, guns
please help with the first one and check the second one. thanks :)

Answer 1

In North America did slaves not raise a lot of crops, cotton and hemp and food for example?

Answer 2

Last time I looked I didn't see any crop that looked like a gun...<G> funny...wonder what a gun plant looks like. Come to think of it, I don't ever recall seeing a rum plant either.

Answer 3

Y91, I am getting the idea that you are not reading your book carefully. That is always a help in answering question.

Answer 4

Check out this power point presentation:
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/Susann-43210-Mercantilism-Navigation-Acts-Stated-Following-Enforced-Why-Triangular-Trade-as-Education-ppt-powerpoint/

Answer 5

my book just gives me a chart of 'triangular trade routse in the 1700's'. it shows arrows going from africa to northa america . and from africa to west indies.
i don't know how im suppose to figure out what ways they benefited though

Answer 6

Click on the Legend to find out the products and with whome they were traded.

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g5s_u3/index.html