Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade

Question 1 • Fall 24 World History A IC

How did Europeans benefit from the Triangular Trade?

Answer

Europeans benefitted from slave labor to make manufactured goods that would later be for sale.

Europeans benefitted from the raw materials that were exported from America to create manufactured goods that would later be for sale.

Europeans benefitted from the trade of their raw materials for the manufactured goods of America.

Europeans did not directly benefit from the Triangular Trade.

Explanation

The triangular trade brought raw materials such as sugar, tobacco, and cotton from the Americas to Europe. Europeans used these materials to make manufactured goods that could be sold for profit. Choice B best describes this benefit; choice A focuses on slave labor rather than the raw materials Europeans received.

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