Question

question 41
use the source below to answer the following question.
transatlantic trade routes, 18th–19th centuries
what was one major purpose of the trade routes shown on the above map?
a. one purpose is to publicly ashamed scores of criminals, maybe
b. one purpose is to supply raw materials for factories in europe
c. one purpose is to provide inexpensive labor for factories in europe
d. one purpose is to provide labor for plantations in the caribbean

Explanation:

The map shows the 16th-19th century Transatlantic Trade Routes (Triangular Trade). A key purpose of these routes was to transport enslaved people from Africa to the Caribbean and North America to provide forced labor for the profitable plantation economies there. Option A is incorrect as these routes did not exist to publish accounts for voyagers. Option B is incorrect because raw materials were sent from the Americas to Europe, not the reverse. Option C is incorrect because the transportation was of enslaved people, not voluntary human migration.

Answer:

D. One purpose is to provide labor for plantations in the Caribbean