Triangle Trade

Test your knowledge by clicking on the Interactive Triangle Trade Route map below, which was created by Houghton Mifflin Company's website eduplace.com. (Complete webpage located at this link.)

Map Comparison

(After examining the maps above, describe the similarities and differences of the three maps.)

Similarities:

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Differences:

(Consider why each difference is important.)

Map #1 includes the label "Middle Passage" on one leg of the triangle trade.

Map #2 does not include the leg of the triangle trade from England.

Map #3 includes the 13 Colonies in the key or legend and is color-coded green.

(Can you identify at least two other differences that may be important?)

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Mercantilism

(Based on the Mercantilism video and Map #1, answer the question below.)

Who exported the products described below in the mercantile system?

_______________________ - exported manufactured goods to America at a high price

_______________________ - exported low-priced raw materials to England

Question to Consider in Class: Which side does the mercantilism system favor (benefit the most)? Is this unfair or not?

The Middle Passage

(Use the maps above to answer the following questions.)

What was traded along the Middle Passage? __________________________________________________________________

During this leg of the Triangle Trade, ships traveled from ________________ across the Atlantic Ocean to the ________________ ________________ and then eventually some reached _____________ _________________.

The Middle Passage (cont.)

(Analyze the map below to answer the following questions.)

According to the map below, how many slave ships traveled across the Middle Passage?

___________________ ships traveled across the Atlantic Ocean in the Middle Passage

Name the countries involved in the trans-Atlantic slave trade: __________________________________________________________________

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