Question

12 how did european consumerism lead to the financial success of the triangle trade?
the europeans desire for the luxuries produced by slaves made the slave trade very profitable.
when europeans learned that slaves were used to produce the goods they bought, they stopped buying.
european consumers first wanted cotton cloth and sugar, and then they wanted their own slaves.
consumerism caused europeans to buy more indian and asian goods than they could use.

Explanation:

The Triangle Trade involved the exchange of goods and slaves. European consumers' demand for luxury items (like sugar, tobacco, etc.) produced by enslaved laborers in the Americas made the slave - trade component of the Triangle Trade highly profitable. Option 2 is incorrect as Europeans did not stop buying goods produced by slaves. Option 3 is wrong because the desire for slaves was not a result of first wanting cotton and sugar in that way. Option 4 is not relevant to the success of the Triangle Trade.

Answer:

The Europeans' desire for the luxuries produced by slaves made the slave trade very profitable.