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Q: What were slaves traded for in West Indies?
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What goods did the English colonies West indies and West Africa traded?

They didn't trade anything. Slaves were brought from Africa to the West Indies


What were slaves traded for in the West Indies-?

molasses


What goods did the West Indies trade with?

Sugar, rum, molasses. These were important in the triangular trade where we traded flour and fish and other things like cloth for slaves and we traded the slaves for the sugar and rum and molasses.


Why were the slaves were mainly bought by British boats?

America was originally formed by Britain. so therefor we traded with the British and they brought over the slaves from the West Indies.


What was the triangle of trade?

the triangle trade is when ships left from britai traded goods with africans for slaves then to them to America and the west indies and then sold the slaves for cotton and sugar


Why were slaves kept in the west indies?

Slaves were kept in the West Indies to grow and harvest sugar and molesses.


What did many African countries trade?

Many African countries traded : gold, ivory and slaves (to America & West Indies until 1807)


What was traded from Africa to the West Indies?

rum


What were the destinations of the African slaves?

West Indies and British colonies West Indies and British colonies


Which product went from the west indies to England in the triangular trade?

Slaves, sugar, molasses, and fruit went from the West Indies to England in the Triangular Trade.


Which continents were involved in triangular trade?

slaves were brought from Africa to the west indies where they were put to work producing sugar and molasses. We traded these slaves for rum and guns. Slaves were also brought to North America where they picked cotton and produced tobacco and rum. These goods were shipped to Europe where they were traded for manufactured goods.


Where were slaves sold and where famlies separated?

in the west indies