Atlantic Triangular Slave Trade

Triangular Trade is a system of trading where a country pays

for its imports from one country by its exports to another country. It is a historical term that

means trading between 3 regions. Triangular Trade is usually happens when a region exports

things that are not required in the region that is shipping it out. Triangular Trade provides a

method of correct trade imbalances between regions.

What are the best ways to travel through Triangular Trade? Specific routes were created

by the powerful effects of the wind and the currents during the age of sail. It was much easier to

travel West and not South so that you didnt run into the trade winds. For instance, when coming

back from North America the easiest way to follow the Gulf Stream is going Northeast and going
What about the Atlantic Triangular Slave Trade? Between the 16th century and the 19th

century the Atlantic Triangular Slave Trade existed. They had carried slaves, cashed crops, and

made goods between the West African, Caribbean/American, and European colonies. All things

that were exported were exported to