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British context: The Atlantic Slave Trade, 1770-1807
Quick questions on The triangular trade and Britain's role - SQA National 5 History
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What is the three legs of the trade?Show answer
The trade formed a triangle. The first leg ran from Britain to West Africa, carrying goods made in British factories. The second leg, the Middle Passage, carried enslaved African people from Africa to the plantations of the Caribbean and North America. The third leg returned from the Americas to Britain with the goods the plantations produced.
What is the goods exchanged?Show answer
On the African coast, British traders exchanged manufactured goods for enslaved people. These goods included textiles, firearms, gunpowder, metalware and alcohol. In the Americas, the enslaved were sold and the proceeds used to buy plantation produce. Sugar was the most valuable, feeding huge demand in Britain, alongside tobacco, cotton, rum and coffee.
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What were the three legs of the triangular trade? [3 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Name three goods British ships carried to West Africa to exchange for enslaved people. [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Why did so many people in Britain have a financial interest in the slave trade? [2 marks]
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