Trade Routes and the Triangular Trade

Trade routes in the colonial era were essential for exchanging goods and ideas between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. One of the most significant networks was the Triangular Trade, which connected these three regions.

Ships would leave Europe carrying manufactured goods to Africa, where they would trade for enslaved people. Then, the ships would sail to the Americas, delivering enslaved people and picking up raw materials like sugar and tobacco to take back to Europe.