The Triangular Trade of the Colonial American Shipping Industry

question 30

Multiple Choice

The triangular trade of the colonial American shipping industry

• A) was not that profitable.
• B) involved trade among New England, Spain, and Latin America.
• C) involved the trading of wheat for clothing and clothing for slaves.
• D) saw the Spanish gaining the largest profits.
• E) involved the trading of rum for African slaves and slaves for molasses.

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