PRESENTATION OUTLINE
background info...
- paths that goods took formed a triangle
- 1500's-1800's
- system of imports & exports between countries
England, Africa, West Indies, & the colonies
metals, cloth, guns, spirits, rum, ivory, molasses, lumber, and SLAVES
the whole economy relied on the trade
REASON-everyone wanted/needed something that the other had
every country has different characteristics, needs, and specialties
When trade takes place...both economies benefit.
the most important trade "items" were slaves
they were imported from Africa
They traveled the Middle Passage which was extremely brutal.
The journey often resulted in physical, emotional, and psychological scars.
Slave labor was essential to the well-being of America
Slaves produced almost everything that was to be exported from the colonies
the only issue with triangular trade was......
The trade wasn't predictable which made life uncertain.
