LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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Europe
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Africa
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West Indies
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North America
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Detailed explanation-1: -A typical trade route began in Liverpool, England. A ship would leave Liverpool with a cargo of manufactured goods, such as textiles, metals, firearms, linen, and alcoholic beverages. The ship would sail to the west coast of Africa.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first leg of the triangle was from a European port to one in West Africa (then known as the “Slave Coast"), in which ships carried supplies for sale and trade, such as copper, cloth, trinkets, slave beads, guns and ammunition.
Detailed explanation-3: -These export goods included sugar, molasses, tobacco, cotton, furs, and other raw materials. The ship then returned to Europe to complete the triangle and the cycle continued. Each continent was undeniably impacted by this triangular trade network. Millions of Africans were captured and sent across the world.