What constituted the "third leg" of the Triangle trade?
A) payment for slaves in gold in Africa prior to the Middle Passage.
B) payment for slaves in the Americas with sugar-based products to be taken back to Europe.
C) payment for slave ships in Europe to go to Africa.
D) exchange of slaves for passage of cargo and colonists from Europe to America.
E) None of these.

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The third leg of the Triangle trade involved the transport of goods, typically sugar-based products, from the Americas back to Europe in exchange for payment for the slaves that were previously sold and transported to the Americas from Africa in the first leg of the trade.

What Constituted the "Third Leg" of the Triangle Trade