Transatlantic Trade (College Board AP® US History): Flashcards
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Why was it called the Triangle Trade?
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Why was it called the Triangle Trade?
The routes formed a triangle connecting Europe, Western Africa, and the Americas.
What did ships carry on the first leg of the Triangle Trade?
Ships carried manufactured goods such as metals, tools, textiles, firearms, and alcohol from Europe to Western Africa, exchanging them for captured people.
The second leg of the Triangle Trade carried captured Africans from Africa to Brazil or the .
The second leg of the Triangle Trade carried captured Africans from Africa to Brazil or the West Indies.
What moved on the third leg of the Triangle Trade?
Raw materials from the plantations went to Europe, and manufactured goods went from Europe to North America.
True or False?
North American colonies traded only with Europe.
False.
North American colonies also traded with Africa and the Caribbean, importing sugar and molasses from the Caribbean.
Define Middle Passage.
The Middle Passage was the forced transport of abducted Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.
Roughly what proportion of captives died on each Middle Passage voyage?
Around 15 to 25% of captives died on each Middle Passage voyage, from sickness, serious injury or abuse, and suicide.
What were conditions like for captives aboard slave ships?
Captives were stacked close together with little space to move, in high temperatures with little ventilation, and buckets were the only sanitation.
How did some African captives resist during the Middle Passage?
Some captives attempted to rise up against the ship crews, although the revolts were often unsuccessful.
Define mercantilism.
Mercantilism was an economic system linking a home nation and its colonies that aimed to enrich the nation by encouraging exports and restricting imports.
Why did mercantilist nations try to collect gold and silver?
Mercantilists believed the world had a limited amount of wealth, so gold and silver were a key measure of a nation's wealth.
Under mercantilism, raw materials went from a colony to the home nation, and went from the home nation to the colony.
Under mercantilism, raw materials went from a colony to the home nation, and finished goods went from the home nation to the colony.
True or False?
Under mercantilism, trade between a home nation and its colonies was meant to benefit both equally.
False.
The relationship was meant to be monopolistic and to always favor the home nation.
Define Consumer Revolution.
The Consumer Revolution (1600-1750) was a period when Europe's noble and middle classes bought large amounts of consumer goods.
True or False?
Most peasants and unskilled laborers could afford the goods of the Consumer Revolution.
False.
Most peasants, unskilled laborers, migrants, and enslaved people did not have the financial resources to buy these items.
How did the Consumer Revolution affect the Americas?
Growing demand increased plantation enslavement and the exploitation of Indigenous peoples in the Americas.
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