Triangular Trade Triangular Slavery

The Transatlantic slave trade started to begin around the 15 century sometime. The trade itself was the longest movement for people being shipped from Africa to America the trade was responsible for over 12-15 million Africans just form the western hemisphere. The trade was basically trafficking the Africans into some major European countries. The slave trade was not only the most violent and terrifying thing that had ever taken place but so many people had died during the trade. Researchers couldn’t even explain or give a number as to how many people died just from being on the ships. A lot of Africans were being kidnapped from the regions of Senegal and to Angola. Africans was a major part of the slave trade seeing as though Africans had been being traded for slavery for so many centuries. Slavery was like a tradition to a lot of people during the time. Slaves being brought over from Africa to America was basically formed the middle passage and the triangular trade. People started to question why was it only Africans been traded in to be slaves. Most of the slaves being captured wasn’t even slaves while living in Africa, they were then set to do the labors for the Europeans that were required to build colonies in America.

The middle passage was something like the beginning stage of the triangular trade. The middle …show more content…
It was really most likely to be a trade seeing as though it was basically transactions going on when dealing with the trade and if there was any type of exchange being held. The triangular trade operated carrying crops, as well as slaves, and a lot of different goods. The trade was being held between the American, African, and Caribbean colonies. The trade stretched always across the Atlantic