The Triangular Trade Route was a route that was used to trade. And of course, it was shaped like a triangle. In early American settlement, most of the goods came from England and Africa. Although, there were goods that came from a lot of other places. A typical shipment of goods from Great Britain would include beads, cloth, hardware, rum (alcohol), salt, or any type of weapons. That ship would go to Africa, where the goods would be traded for slaves.
A ship leaving Africa for America would have hundreds of enslaved people, tightly packed in scary conditions for the journey to their new "home." In America, the ship would unload the slaves and take all of their goods, and then they would head to Great Britain, completing the triangle.
But not all of the ships made this triangular trip. Many ships did no more than sail back and forth from America to Africa (and vice versa). Or, they would only go from England to Africa (and vice versa).
The Triangular Trade Route would look something like this:
A ship leaving Africa for America would have hundreds of enslaved people, tightly packed in scary conditions for the journey to their new "home." In America, the ship would unload the slaves and take all of their goods, and then they would head to Great Britain, completing the triangle.
But not all of the ships made this triangular trip. Many ships did no more than sail back and forth from America to Africa (and vice versa). Or, they would only go from England to Africa (and vice versa).
The Triangular Trade Route would look something like this: