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It was a trading triangle:-
Goods were sailed to West Africa and exchanged for slaves.
The slaves were sailed to America and exchanged for tobacco, sugar and cotton.
Tobacco, sugar and cotton were sailed to Europe and exchanged for money
The money was used to purchase more goods to be sailed to Africa.
Profit was taken out at each point in the triangle by the most money was made at the third point when goods form the Americas came back to Europe.
That said the slave trading kingdoms in Africa became quite prosperous too as did the American plantation owners.
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Who were the European nations that first controlled the African slave trade?
ENGLAND
Which countries were involved in the African slave trade key word African slave trade people just African?
ivory coast
Were African people helpless to stop the transatlantic slave trade?
yes, their masters controlled everything.if the slaves tried they would get whip or punished
How was the East African slave trade in the 1600s different from the Atlantic slave trade in 1700s?
The East African slave trade in the 1600s was operated within Africa, Europe, and Asia, while the Atlantic slave trade in the 1700s also included the Americas.
How was the east African slave trade in the 1600s different from the Atlantic slave trade in the 1700s?
The East African slave trade in the 1600s was operated within Africa, Europe, and Asia, while the Atlantic slave trade in the 1700s also included the Americas.
