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The “Triangular” Trade
A Forced Journey
o Route 1: From Europe to Africa
o Europeans brought goods & guns from Europe to Africa
o Africans accept European goods and then give away their African
enemies they had captured during war because African tribes were
only loyal to their own tribe members
o Europeans also kidnapped Africans from their homes
o Route 2: From Africa to the New World  the “Middle” Passage
o Africans were put on ships and taken to the New World to be
sold/traded
o Trip across the Atlantic Ocean could last 3 or more months
o The “Middle Passage” voyage across the Atlantic Ocean  very
brutal experience
o Africans tightly packed on ships & kept below the decks so that they
couldn’t escape
o Poorly fed, rarely bathed, very poor sanitary conditions
o Many Africans chose to jump overboard to their deaths rather than
endure the journey
o Another 20% died before even reaching the New World from
disease & illnesses
o Slaves arrive in the Caribbean islands where settlers buy them on
the auction block
o Route 3: From the New World to Europe
o Goods from the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies are
shipped back to the Old World
And the cycle of the Triangular Trade starts all over again…
The “Triangular” Trade
A Forced Journey
o Route 1: From Europe to Africa
o Europeans brought _____________ & __________ from Europe to Africa
o Africans accept European goods and then give away their African ________________
they had captured during _________ because African tribes were only loyal to their
own ______________ members
o Europeans also ____________________ Africans from their homes
o Route 2: From Africa to the New World  the “Middle” Passage
o Africans were put on _______ & taken to the New World to be sold/traded
o Trip across the ______________ Ocean could last _____ or more months
o The “Middle Passage” voyage across the Atlantic Ocean  very _________ experience
o Africans tightly ________ on ships & kept below the decks so they couldn’t _________
o Poorly _______, rarely ___________, very poor sanitary conditions
o Many Africans chose to ___________ overboard to their __________ rather than
endure the journey
o Another ________ died before even reaching the New World from ______________
and ___________________
o Slaves arrive in the ___________________ islands where colonial settlers buy slaves
on the _______________ block
o Route 3: From the New World to Europe
o Goods from the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies are shipped back to the
______________________
And the ____________ of the Triangular Trade starts all over again…
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