Question

the process of sugar manufacture as described in the passage was part of which of the following developments? a the headright system in british north america b the mesoamerican trade network c the atlantic system of trade d mediterranean trade routes

Answer 1

The process of sugar manufacture described in the passage was part of the Atlantic system of trade.

• The process of sugar manufacture, as described in the passage, was part of the Atlantic system of trade.
• European merchants developed sugar plantations in the New World using the labor of enslaved people transported from West Africa.
• The sugar produced on these plantations was exported to Europe and the rest of the world, earning a hefty profit for the European merchants.