During the 17th and 18th centuries, triangular trade routes were used among Europe, Africa, and the thirteen colonies in North America. Triangular trade involves the exporting of commodities from one location to another. Using the chart below, identify what commodities were exported from/to and why. From From North From Europe to From Europe to From Africa to From Africa to America to America to Africa North America Africa America Europe Europe whale oil rum manufactured guns gold slaves lumber iron goods ivory furs gun powder luxuries iron spices rice cloth beer hardwood silk tools slaves indigo tobacco sugar commodities, molasses including slave Slave labor was wood These These These labor, were important to the commodities commodities commodities important to the Europeans These were important were important were important colonists because because they commodities to Africans to colonists to Africans they were scarce relied on slaves were important because they because they because they in the colonies as house servants to Europeans were scarce in were scarce (e.g., were scarce in (the supply was and they also because they Africa (the supply colonists didn’t Africa (the supply low and it was provided slaves were scarce in was low and it have easy access was low and it expensive to to the colonies to Europe (the was expensive to to and couldn’t was expensive to produce them or support the supply was low produce them), make them on produce them), they couldn’t production of and it was but there was their own). So, but there was produce them commodities that expensive to demand for these the colonists demand for these (e.g., slaves, colonists then produce them), goods in Africa. imported them goods in Africa. gold)), but there exported to but there was Iron can be used from Europe to Africans imported was demand in Europe and demand for these to create tools or supply the these goods from the colonies. Africa. goods in Europe. weapons. Cloth is demand in the Europe to supply Colonists needed So, the useful for colonies. their demand. slaves to produce Europeans could clothing and goods to ship to cheaply import shelter. Africans Europe and these goods from imported these Africa. So, they the colonies to goods from the imported these satisfy their colonies to satisfy commodities to demand. their demand. supply their demand. Adapted Excerpt from “Smuggling”
During the 17th and 18th centuries, triangular trade routes were used among Europe, Africa, and the thirteen colonies in North America. Triangular trade involves the exporting of commodities from one location to another. Using the chart below, identify what commodities were exported from/to and why. From America to Europe From North America to Africa From Europe to North America From Europe to Africa From Africa to America From Africa to Europe whale oil lumber furs rice silk indigo tobacco sugar molasses wood These commodities were important to Europeans because they were scarce in Europe (the supply was low and it was expensive to produce them), but there was demand for these goods in Europe. So, the Europeans could cheaply import these goods from the colonies to satisfy their demand. rum iron gun powder cloth tools These commodities were important to Africans because they were scarce in Africa (the supply was low and it was expensive to produce them), but there was demand for these goods in Africa. Iron can be used to create tools or weapons. Cloth is useful for clothing and shelter. Africans imported these goods from the colonies to satisfy their demand. manufactured goods luxuries These commodities were important to colonists because they were scarce (e.g., colonists didn’t have easy access to and couldn’t make them on their own). So, the colonists imported them from Europe to supply the demand in the colonies. guns iron beer These commodities were important to Africans because they were scarce in Africa (the supply was low and it was expensive to produce them), but there was demand for these goods in Africa. Africans imported these goods from Europe to supply their demand. gold ivory spices hardwood slaves commodities, including slave labor, were important to the colonists because they were scarce in the colonies (the supply was low and it was expensive to produce them or they couldn’t produce them (e.g., slaves, gold)), but there was demand in the colonies. Colonists needed slaves to produce goods to ship to Europe and Africa. So, they imported these commodities to supply their demand. slaves Slave labor was important to the Europeans because they relied on slaves as house servants and they also provided slaves to the colonies to support the production of commodities that colonists then exported to Europe and Africa. Adapted Excerpt from “Smuggling”
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