Triangular Trade

Triangular Trade refers to a historical trade system that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas from the 16th to the 19th centuries. European nations shipped goods like textiles, rum, and manufactured items to Africa in exchange for enslaved people. These enslaved individuals were then transported across the Atlantic to the Americas, where they worked on plantations. The plantations produced cash crops, such as sugar and tobacco, which were sent back to Europe. This three-part exchange significantly impacted economies and societies in all three regions and was instrumental in the development of the transatlantic slave trade.