Triangular Trade and the Middle Passage 7-1.5
Knowledge Connections Vocabulary Triangular Trade Middle Passage Term Definition Knowledge Connections Picture
What items were carried on each leg of the Triangular Trade routes? Essential Question What items were carried on each leg of the Triangular Trade routes?
Each route formed the leg of a geographic triangle What was triangular trade? From 1600 – 1800 – The trade of enslaved Africans became part of what was called TRIANGULAR TRADE Each route formed the leg of a geographic triangle
What was traded on the first route? Triangular Trade: Route 1 Europe to Africa Sent: Manufactured goods Examples: Iron, cloth, rum, and weapons
Sent: Enslaved persons and gold What was traded on second route? Triangular Trade: Route 2 Africa to the Americas Sent: Enslaved persons and gold
Sent: Rice, tobacco, indigo, furs What was traded on the third route? Triangular Trade: Route 3 The Americas to Europe Sent: Rice, tobacco, indigo, furs
The middle leg of Triangular Trade What was the Middle Passage? Thousands of Africans died on the MIDDLE PASSAGE before ever reaching the Americas The middle leg of Triangular Trade
How was Africa affected by trade? Triangular Trade’s affect on Africa: Robbed West African societies of their population Increased warfare among Africans Gave rise to RACISM People falsely believing their race is superior to others
What items were carried on each leg of the Triangular Trade routes? Essential Question What items were carried on each leg of the Triangular Trade routes?
TRIANGULAR TRADE Items: To: 3 To: Items: To: 1 2 Items: