The Triangular Trade, also called the Middle Passage, refers to which?

The Triangular Trade, also called the Middle Passage, refers to which?

• A. The initial voyage from Europe to Africa to trade goods
• B. A route for goods between colonies and Europe
• C. The middle leg of the Transatlantic Slave Trade transporting Africans from Africa to America over roughly three months
• D. A local exchange of slaves within the American colonies

Answer: (C)

Think of the Triangular Trade as a three-leg voyage linking Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The first leg carries goods from Europe to Africa, the second leg—the Middle Passage—takes enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas, and the third leg brings colonial goods back to Europe. The term Middle Passage names that middle crossing, the transatlantic voyage that lasted roughly three months. That makes it the best description of what the question is asking about. The other options point to the initial Europe-to-Africa trade, goods moving between colonies and Europe, or slave trading inside the Americas, none of which capture the specific Middle Passage.

Think of the Triangular Trade as a three-leg voyage linking Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The first leg carries goods from Europe to Africa, the second leg—the Middle Passage—takes enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas, and the third leg brings colonial goods back to Europe. The term Middle Passage names that middle crossing, the transatlantic voyage that lasted roughly three months. That makes it the best description of what the question is asking about. The other options point to the initial Europe-to-Africa trade, goods moving between colonies and Europe, or slave trading inside the Americas, none of which capture the specific Middle Passage.