USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -It was the second of 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: -The Middle Passage was the stage of the Atlantic slave trade in which millions of enslaved Africans were transported to the Americas as part of the triangular slave trade.

Detailed explanation-3: -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 (such as Bristol and Nantes) and sail to African ports loaded with goods manufactured in Europe.

Detailed explanation-4: -The transatlantic slave trade generally followed a triangular route: Traders set out from European ports towards Africa’s west coast. There they bought people in exchange for goods and loaded them into the ships. The voyage across the Atlantic, known as the Middle Passage, generally took 6 to 8 weeks.

Detailed explanation-5: -… early merchants prospered in the triangular trade of rum, molasses, and slaves between New England, Africa, and the West Indies.