The trans-Atlantic slave trade utilized a triangular system of trade: manufactured goods were shipped from Europe to Africa, enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic to the Americas (the Middle Passage), and raw materials such as cotton, sugar, and tobacco were sent to Europe.

Authors

• Person: Rawan Mohamed Organization: Gale
  Comparing African Slavery and Trans-Atlantic Trade

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• Comparing African Slavery and Trans-Atlantic Trade review.gale.com Rawan Mohamed · Gale via serper

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