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New England Colonies (cont.)
• The triangular trade route developed.
Ships brought sugar and molasses from
the West Indies to New England where
the molasses was made into rum. 
• From New England, rum and other
manufactured foods were shipped to
West Africa. 
• On the second leg in West Africa, these
goods were traded for enslaved Africans. 
• On the last leg, the enslaved Africans were
taken to the West Indies where they were
sold to planters.
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New England Colonies (cont.)
• The profit was used to buy more molasses,
and the triangular trade continued. 
• One of the worst parts of the triangular
trade was called the Middle Passage. 
• Enslaved Africans endured inhumane
treatment and conditions during the
voyage across the Atlantic.
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New England Colonies (cont.)
Why were the enslaved Africans forced into
such a brutal existence during the Middle
Passage?
Possible answer: The enslaved Africans’
captors and the people on the ship did not think
of Africans as people but as cargo. Because
the slave trade was so profitable, these people
only thought of enslaved Africans as a way to
make more money. As a result, the more
people they could pack on a ship, the more
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money they would make.
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