From the point of view of the New England colonies, the first step in the triangular trade was, buying slaves from African slave traders in exchange for rum.
What was the triangular trade?
The Triangular Trade is a historical term for a trade originating in Europe, which brought some goods to Africa (such as Textiles and rum), took slaves from Africa to America and brought sugar, Tobacco, cotton and other goods to Europe.
The most historically significant triangular trade was the transatlantic slave trade, which operated between Europe, Africa and the Americas from the 16th to 19th centuries. Slave ships would leave European ports and sail to African ports loaded with goods manufactured in Europe.
Thus, option A is true because the first step in the triangular trade was, buying slaves from African slave traders in exchange for rum.
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