What is the triangle trade routes?

Answer 1

The triangle of trade they teach in the schools is from the 1700s and early 1800s. Ships would sail from New England with cloth and money and such. Their first port was in the Ivory Coast of Africa where they would trade cloth and gold for slaves. They would ship the slaves from Africa to the West Indies where they would sell the slaves for molasses and rum and some spices. The molasses and rum would then be sold in New England.

That's the one they taught me in school. There were numerous triangles, though, because a lot of ships never hauled slaves and never went to Africa or even the West Indies. Raw materials (cotton, lumber, metal ingots) were transported along with maple sugar and new world vegetables and furs to Europe. In Europe, those goods were traded for manufactured goods wanted in the colonies or states. The ships usually made ports of call in the southern states to sell most of the goods AND get more cotton and tobacco. In fact, the trade route for those ships most likely went from New England to southern ports to Europe and back to New England. They don't mention that one in school, though.

Answer 2

You may be referring to the Atlantic triangle trade route...

Here is an example:

Slaves were taken from Africa to the West Indies to work on sugar plantations

Sugar was transported to Britain

British goods were transported to Africa

All three routes were thus profitable, as there were no empty ships sailing across the ocean at any stage

The term may refer to any such system

Answer 3

What were the triangle trade routes as they no longer exist. Europe to Africa with cheap goods to trade for slaves, Africa to Caribbean/North America with slaves. Caribbean/North America to Europe with high value goods like sugar and tobacco