USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The triangular trade was the three-legged route that made up the Atlantic slave trade. The trade traffic flowed to and from three general areas on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. These areas form a rough triangle when viewed on a map. They were in Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

Detailed explanation-2: -The triangle, involving three continents, was complete. European capital, African labour and American land and resources combined to supply a European market.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Triangular Trade network originated in the home country of Great Britain. Ships would sail south to Africa, then across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean or New England. The triangle would be completed by returning to Great Britain from either of these locations.

Detailed explanation-4: -A brief introduction to the slave trade and its abolition On the first leg, merchants exported goods to Africa in return for enslaved Africans, gold, ivory and spices. The ships then travelled across the Atlantic to the American colonies where the Africans were sold for sugar, tobacco, cotton and other produce.

Detailed explanation-5: -Trade Network Captured Africans became part of a network called the triangular trade: First leg of triangle-ships carried European goods to Africa to be exchanged for slaves. Second leg-Middle Passage-Africans were brought to the Americas to be sold. Third leg-American products were carried to Europe.