triangular+trade

The term Triangular trade refers to trade between three regions that forms a cycle. One example of this kind of trade is during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Tradethat involved the New World colonies, Africa, and the European powers at the time (Netherlands, England). The New World produved raw materials such as tobacco, sugar, and silver. The Dutch and English would then turn these raw products in manufactured goods. They also used the silver to trade for slaves from Africa. These African slaves then played a major role in producing the raw materials of the New World, thus beginning the cycle anew.

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Created by Joe Hampton on December 7, 2008.