Critical Thinking Questions for Traveling the Route of the Triangular Trade Worksheet

Directions: Complete the following questions on your own. If you need additional paper attach your own loose leaf to this worksheet.

  1. What other modes of transportation could you use now to transport goods over these distances? Do you think we have better transportation now? Why? _____________________________________________________________________________________

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  2. What kind of products do you think the United States could trade now with the same ports? Do we still
    trade with these places? If not, why do you think we don’t do so?

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  3. Why would it be an advantage or disadvantage to trade with Brazil? List reasons for both.

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  4. Do you think the trade helped or hurt the countries involved? Why do you think so?

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