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The most inhuman part of the triangular trade was the middle passage, in which slaves were carried from Africa to the New World.
Explorers were looking for Antarctica. Explorers stumbled upon the Americas on accident, and the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia were known prior.
Prince Henry the Navigator was very interested in finding out a trade route around Africa that would bypass the Moors of North Africa. The expeditions that followed put Portugal at the forefront of sea route explorations to Asia.
The triangular trade route was most likely used by colonial smugglers during the 1600s and 1700s. The triangular trade involved the transportation of goods, including slaves, between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Smugglers took advantage of the system to transport illicit goods and evade custom duties and regulations imposed by colonial authorities.
There were three routes to the USSR. First, was the northern route to Murmansk and Ark Angel. Second, was the southern route around Africa and then overland through Iran. Third was the Pacific route. This route extended from American west coast to Vladivostok. This proved to be the most important because the northern route had German combat ships and planes opposing it and Iran had a long voyage and difficult transportation. About half of Lend Lease shipments went over the third route.