Explain how the Triangular Trade functioned.?

Answer 1

"The Transatlantic Slave Trade consisted of three journeys:

- The outward passage from Europe to Africa carrying manufactured goods.

- The middle passage from Africa to the Americas or the Caribbean carrying African captives and other 'commodities’.

- The homeward passage carrying sugar, tobacco, rum, rice, cotton and other goods back to Europe."

"What was the triangular trade?", Freedom, Understanding Slavery, National Maritime Museum : http://www.nmm.ac.uk/freedom/viewTheme.cfm/theme/triangular

"Triangular trade is a historical term denoting trade between three ports or regions. They have tended to evolve where a region had an export commodity that was not required in the region from which its major imports came. Triangular trade thus provided a mechanism for rectifying trade imbalances."

"The most famous (or infamous) was the 18th century trade between Europe (or North America), West Africa, the West Indies (or Virginia or other southern colonies in British North America), returning to the starting point. These involved the notorious Middle Passage, where the cargo was slaves."

"Triangular trade", Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangular_trade