Question

select the correct answer.
what did the slave ships transport in the last leg of the triangular trade path?
a. manufactured goods such as clothes
b. captive africans
c. raw materials such as sugar and cotton
d. europeans headed for the colonies
e. manufactured goods such as rum and guns

Explanation:

The triangular trade had three legs. The first leg: Europe to Africa with manufactured goods. The second leg: Africa to Americas with captive Africans (slave trade). The third (last) leg: Americas to Europe with raw materials (like sugar, cotton, tobacco) produced using slave labor. Option A is first leg's goods. Option B is second leg. Option D is incorrect. Option E is also first leg - related. So the last leg transported raw materials as in option C.

Answer:

C. raw materials such as sugar and cotton