Triangle Trade: Africa, Poverty And Famine

Commerce had been around for years and still to this day it is going on. In the 1700s, the slave trade was very common almost everywhere in the world. Most slaves were captured from Africa and taken to the colonies. The triangle trade route was very useful when slave trading because it would benefit Britain. They would build their country’s wealth by exporting more goods than they were importing making them more money. This route would start in the ports of the colonies, then to England, finish at Gambia, Africa and return to

Trade was an important achievement to Africa, especially Aksum. Aksum, one of Africa’s major trading cities, is a justification for Africa’s achievements. Its site is near important trade routes such as the Red Sea, the Nile River, and the Gulf of Aden made it a key international trading center (Doc 1). Another important city of trade was Kilwa. Kilwa controlled the trade overseas between Africa because of location near the coast. (Doc 8)

Regional trade in early africa was important because it laid a basis in many ways for a high class society. The unique sources of africa allowed people to trade with each other for things they need but couldn't make themselves. People in africa sold Ivory, Gold, iron, and salt which were all valued very high by traders. The iron allowed the Africans to make tools allowing them to make a surplus of crops. This made traders want to come back so that they can get more of the resources not near them that they can sell for a profit. But there was one negative too traders coming so often Ghana decided to jail some of the traders. This affected many other

The triangular trade was the trade routes between Europe, Africa and the Americas. While the Americas were trading raw materials to the Europeans, they took those raw materials and used them to make finished goods and sold them back to the Americas to make a profit (Doc 7). As the Europeans were selling goods, they also were spreading something far worse than a decaying economy, disease. In Doc 9, the Aztecs were affected by a disease from the Europeans. Many Aztecs died because of the spread of smallpox and starvation because of the disease.

This was an exchange of people, animals, diseases, plants, technology, ideas, and culture between The Old World, New World and Africa that started in 1492 when Christopher Columbus set foot in the New World, thinking he’d hit India. The triangle trade provided the New World (America) with food, animals, and diseases from The Old World. Africa gave the New World slaves, and the New World gave the Old World gold, silver, and raw materials.

Food, a basic need in society, has played a pivotal part in the history of our world. Many early societies formed around the production of food and developed social structures that allowed people to focus on agriculture while others focused on various trades, in turn leading to social stratification. Food has also played a very influential role in the political systems of many societies and has been the driving force of interaction between different regions around the world. During the period of 1450-1750, food played a crucial role in the developments of European, African, and American societies, especially during the era of the triangular trade . Triangular trade, receiving its title due to its involvement of the trade passages between

With the European discovery of the New World, African slave trade began to grow. Slaves were traded and bought and then shipped to some other place and then sold. Europeans would trade things for slaves then bring them to places like the West Indies and sell them. They would then buy goods and bring the goods back to Europe. This was the triangular trade system. Slaves played a vital role in trade all over the world, old and new. Although African slavery had already existed, there were many reasons as to why it was needed during the Atlantic World and there were many effects of this.

This profited the business of sugar farming in the Americas and made it a successful business. This caused a large demand of a work force to harvest the sugar, so the old world started bringing slaves from Africa to work in the sugar plantations. This eventually created the triangle trade, which was basically the Columbian Exchange but an added passage called the “Middle Passage” to Africa where people were taken to become slaves. This lasted for around 300 years, and 11 million Africans were taken to the New World, half sent to work in the West Indies. The increase of sugar crops lowered the price of sugar and increased the demand for the product.

Once Africa got involved with the major trading centers, trade improved and they were able

This dominating industry brought in huge profits to the home countries but at a cost, the islands went through labors like a kid with candy and this labor need started a gigantic trade network called the triangular trade. The triangular trade worked by shipping goods from Western Europe to West Africa to be exchanged for slaves, these slaves were then shipped to the West Indies (Caribbean Islands) and traded for sugar, rum and other commodities, which were then sent back to Western Europe. The Atlantic Slave Trade affected Europe in many different ways that included spreading christianity to the new world, caused an economic boom in Spain and Portugal that lead to inflation and paved the way for modern

One effect of the triangular trade was that Europe benefitted economically, politically, and culturally. Economically they made a huge profit off of the slave trade, ports grew which boosted the shipping industry, and they received raw materials like cotton and tobacco. Most of the money made from the slave trade contributed to the Industrial Revolution. Europe gained African culture like religion, ideas, music, and food. Politically new laws were created. Overall Europe gained world

In the African continent, they developed an economic relationship with the European nation. There was clear signs that European needed connections. Prior to their relationship, african rulers had established trade links with the Mediterranean world, Western Asia, and Indian Ocean region. The expansion provided Europeans goods that included, cloth, iron, copper, jewelry, beads, and more. In exchange, Europeans return with textiles, carving, spices. The main trade however was

The Triangular trade was a trade system among Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Europe made manufactured goods such as textiles, gun powder, firearms, iron and copper bars, alcohol, cloth and brass kitchen ware. These were traded in Africa for slaves, gold, and silver, which were transported to the Americas, where they were exchanged for tobacco, fish, lumber, flour, sugar cane, cotton, and distilled rum. This merchandise was then brought to Europe, where the cycle began again. The Triangle Trade was very

The Columbian exchange was also famous for its triangle trade. The triangle trade was between Africa, Europe, and America. It was famous because of the shape it formed after ships were sailing from one continent to another. America used to transport cotton, chewing tobacco and sugar canes to Europe while Europe transported alcohol drink called rum and many goods such as textiles and lastly Africa deliver slaves to America that operated in the late sixteenth to ninetieth

The Trans-Atlantic Trade was a complicated system of commerce between Europe, Africa, and the Americas during the eighteenth century. All three continents had different supplies and demands that were subsequently traded throughout the regions involved. The Trans-Atlantic trade was caused by the increasing demand for luxury items from Europe and Africa, eventually resulting in slavery and cultural diffusion throughout the entire world.