Which of the following is not true of the trade of sugar?

Question

The slaves bought from West Africa would be brought back to the Caribbean to be sold to sugar planters.

It was traded from the Caribbean.

The profits from the sale of sugar were used to purchase more sugar plantations.

It was distilled into rum and sold to Europe or New England.

Answer 1

The statement that is not true of the trade of sugar is:

The slaves bought from West Africa would be brought back to the Caribbean to be sold to sugar planters.

This statement is incorrect because enslaved Africans were transported to the Caribbean and sold directly to sugar planters who needed labor for their plantations. They were not typically "bought" again after arriving in the Caribbean; rather, they were sold immediately upon arrival to work on the sugar plantations. The other statements accurately reflect aspects of the sugar trade during that period.