The answer to question 2 is B: Europeans started depending on slaves for free labor in new colonies. The new colonies that some European countries were starting to develop were, in fact, a main reason for the African slave trade. In America, for instance, laborers were very expensive to hire and the indigenous population had been decimated, so the British colonizers resorted to Africa - where slavery was a traditional practice, it must be said - in search of cheap labor that could work in the profitable plantations.
The answer to question 3 is A: American goods were sold in Europe. The Triangular Trade consisted of three stages. The first one involved taking manufactured goods from Europe to Africa. The second stage entailed sending slaves to the Americas. Finally, during the third or final stage, the goods that had been produced thanks to slave-labor in the plantations returned to and were sold in Europe.
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Answer: The Two youngest were <u>Thomas Lynch, Jr. and Edward Rutledge </u>who were only 26 at the time of the signing. The oldest Benjamin Franklin was 70 when he gave his signature.
Explanation: The two youngest signers of the Declaration of Independence were Thomas Lynch, Jr. and Edward Rutledge of South Carolina were both <em>born in 1749</em> and were only <u>26</u> when they signed the Declaration. Most of the other signers were in their<u> 40s and 50s</u>. The oldest signer was Benjamin Franklin, <em>(born 1706)</em> <u>70</u> years old when he signed his name on the parchment.
