Question

The Ottoman Empire had little connection to the Triangles Trade. What assumption can be made from this statement?

Answer 1

The Ottoman Empire suffered financial losses because of lost trade.

Step-by-step explanation:

Because the Ottoman Empire had little ties to the Triangle Trade that was taking place across the Atlantic, the Turks were unable to take advantage of the money being made from buying and selling slaves and raw materials from the New World. Consequently, the Ottoman Empire, which at one time had been strong trading parters with Europe, fell to second place behind the Americas.

Answer 2

Answer: c) The Triangle Trade had little influence on the Ottomans.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Triangular trade being referred to here was part of ''the Transatlantic Slave Trade'' where millions were shipped from West Africa to colonies in North and South America in exchange for goods from those same continents.

The Ottoman empire had little connection to this trade as they were to the far east of Europe and the trade mostly occurred in the west. The triangular trade therefore had little influence on the Ottomans as opposed to western countries like Britain, France and Spain which underwent economic and demographic changes amongst others.