Question

This map shows how the Triangle Trade has traditionally been depicted.

Which statement best explains how the map supports the text?

The map shows a common and simplistic presentation of how sugar-related trade worked.
The map shows an example of what the Triangle Trade looked like before it became the Rectangle Trade.
The map shows, and the text describes, why the Triangle Trade was destined for failure.
The map shows, and the text explains, why the Triangle Trade was so harsh to those who participated in it.

Answer 1

The first statement. The map presents a simplified, conventional depiction of sugar-related trade routes (manufactured goods to Africa, enslaved people to the Americas, sugar and rum back to Europe), so it supports a text that describes the common, simplified way the Triangle Trade is usually shown.