Cellular Trade System: The Transatlantic Slave Trade

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The most known triangular trade system was known as the “Transatlantic Slave Trade” which developed in the Atlantic Ocean in the 16th century and lasted until the 19th century. . It was the influential trade route that impacted and connected the “Old World” (Europe, Africa, and
Asia) to the “New World” (North America and South America). Mostly dominated by the
British, French, and Dutch, most Africans sold into slavery were sent to the Caribbean sugar islands. (The Log Book From A Slave Ship). The triangular trade consisted on three major routes, hence the triangular trade, and impacted each continent in a substantial way.
The first route went from England where they exported resources such as cloths, iron, guns, and ammunition to Africa. Native

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