Complete the paragraph below so that it is historically accurate, based on the information in this map and in Unit 2 of your textbook and the Pearson Online Classroom course.(4 points) Compared to other regions such as the West Indies, South America, and the Southern Colonies in North America, the New England colonies typically had enslaved people living there. However, the New England colonies still benefitted economically from the Triangular Trade. For one thing, goods produced by enslaved people in the West Indies, such as , were bought cheaply by people in New England. For another, plantation owners in the West Indies purchased goods from New England, providing business for New England industries. New England goods purchased in the West Indies typically included . Finally, raw materials from New England, such as lumber, were purchased by manufacturers in , to make goods which would then traded for enslaved people in Africa.

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Compared to other regions such as the West Indies, South America, and the Southern Colonies in North America, the New England colonies typically had fewer enslaved people living there. However, the New England colonies still benefitted economically from the Triangular Trade. For one thing, goods produced by enslaved people in the West Indies, such as sugar and molasses, were bought cheaply by people in New England. For another, plantation owners in the West Indies purchased goods from New England, providing business for New England industries. New England goods purchased in the West Indies typically included rum and fish. Finally, raw materials from New England, such as lumber, were purchased by manufacturers in England to make goods which would then be traded for enslaved people in Africa.

rum and fish, and New England are not options.

Thank you for your patience. Here is a revised version of the paragraph without using "rum," "fish," or "New England" as options:

Compared to other regions such as the West Indies, South America, and the Southern Colonies in North America, the New England colonies typically had fewer enslaved people living there. However, the New England colonies still benefitted economically from the Triangular Trade. For one thing, goods produced by enslaved people in the West Indies, such as sugar and molasses, were bought cheaply by people in New England. For another, plantation owners in the West Indies purchased goods from New England, providing business for New England industries. New England goods purchased in the West Indies typically included timber and manufactured products. Finally, raw materials from New England, such as lumber, were purchased by manufacturers in England to make goods which would then be traded for enslaved people in Africa.

New England goods purchased in the West Indies typically included (gold and spices, fish and lumber, guns and cloth).
Finally, raw materials from New England, such as lumber, were purchased by manufacturers in (south america, the southern colonies, britain), to make goods which would then be traded for enslaved people in Africa.

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Compared to other regions such as the West Indies, South America, and the Southern Colonies in North America, the New England colonies typically had fewer enslaved people living there. However, the New England colonies still benefitted economically from the Triangular Trade. For one thing, goods produced by enslaved people in the West Indies, such as sugar and molasses, were bought cheaply by people in New England. For another, plantation owners in the West Indies purchased goods from New England, providing business for New England industries. New England goods purchased in the West Indies typically included fish and lumber. Finally, raw materials from New England, such as lumber, were purchased by manufacturers in Britain, to make goods which would then be traded for enslaved people in Africa.