<P> Molasses was important in triangular trade . In the triangular trade , traders from New England would bring rum to Africa , and in return , they would acquire African slaves . These slaves then brought to the West Indies and sold to sugarcane plantations to harvest the sugar for molasses . Molasses was then brought from the West Indies to the colonies and sold to rum producers . </P>
<P> Molasses was important in triangular trade . In the triangular trade , traders from New England would bring rum to Africa , and in return , they would acquire African slaves . These slaves then brought to the West Indies and sold to sugarcane plantations to harvest the sugar for molasses . Molasses was then brought from the West Indies to the colonies and sold to rum producers . </P>
what did the new englanders trade to the west indies
what did the new englanders trade to the west indies
rum
rum