1.  1. Vote for Homecoming. Circle ONLY one girl and one boy  2. Have money and permission slips out for Ms. Brown.  3. Finish writing prompt from Monday On page 7 of your writer’s notebook, respond to the following prompt: What different things can impact the price (what you can buy) of currency? Use 3 specific examples from your notes, highlight them both in your notes, and your writer’s notebook.

2. Mr. Gilson Social Studies Class 7 th grade

3.  1. What is Triangle Trade?  2. Who was involved in Triangle Trade?  3. How is Triangle Trade connected to slavery?  4. What was the Middle Passage, and what was it like?  5. How does Triangle trade connect with economics?

4.  Triangle trade refers to the trade of a merchant between multiple ports on one trip.  It was a way to maximize profits and avoid having an empty cargo hold

5.  Triangle trade most often refers to the trade between Europe, Africa, and the American colonies of all European powers.

6.  Goods exchanged included Furs, Rum, Fish, Weapons, Tobacco, Rice, Cotton, Sugar, Molasses, Clothing, Books, and others.  Slaves were also a part of the triangle trade.

7.  The Atlantic slave trade existed primarily between 1600 and 1850.  Most slaves were taken to South America and the Caribbean Islands.

8.  The trip to the New World was called the Middle Passage  Conditions in slave ships were terrible.

9.  Alexander Falcolnbridge—Primary Source

10.  Triangle trade raised the standard of living for all people engaged, since it brought new products to the market that you couldn’t buy.

11. Country/RegionDemands (wants)Supplies (sells) Europe Africa South/Central America North America (British Colonies)

12.  Primary items demanded by Europe: gold, ivory, furs, tobacco, rice, cotton, sugar, molasses  Primary items supplied by Europe: manufactured goods, luxuries, guns, clothes

13.  Primary items demanded by Africa: Guns, clothes, iron  Primary items supplied by Africa: gold, ivory, slaves

14.  Primary items demanded by S./Central America: slaves, fish, livestock  Primary items supplied by S./Central America: sugar, molasses,

15.  Primary items demanded by North America: slaves, sugar, manufactured goods, luxuries  Primary items supplied by North America: rice, tobacco, cotton, fish, livestock, rum, iron

16.  North America was divided into 13 British Colonies.  Colonies were only allowed to trade with the mother country

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