USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -three stages of the so-called triangular trade, in which arms, textiles, and wine were shipped from Europe to Africa, enslaved people from Africa to the Americas, and sugar and coffee from the Americas to Europe.

Detailed explanation-2: -A trader could start in North America, picking up lumber, tobacco, and other natural resources and sell them to Europe while picking up manufactured goods. Then, they would sail down to Africa, trade the goods for slaves. Finally, they would return to North America to trade the slaves for more natural resources.

Detailed explanation-3: -The side that benefitted most from the Triangular Trade routes was Europe. Traveling to the western coast of Africa, European traders exchanged European weapons for slaves.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rum and manufactured goods taken by New World merchants to Africa were sold in exchange for enslaved people. These slaves were taken to the New World and sold.

Detailed explanation-5: -It was this transatlantic triangular trade of the 16th century that was responsible for moving ideas, products, and people around the world. Yes, people. This triangular trade is how European empires filled their colonies with African slaves, starting a legacy of slavery that defined the Americas.