When is triangle trade?

Triangle trade began in16th century and lasted for 300 years, ending at the end of19th century.

The first countries to run triangle trade were Portugal and Spain, followed by Britain and the United States. Its trade route originated in Europe. The most famous triangle trade is probably West Africa, North America and South triangle trade in the18th century. Triangle trade, who bought and sold blacks, was abolished and suspended on the issue of human rights.

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Triangle trade is one of the most important maritime trade in16th century and even in human history, which has a great influence on the world pattern. In the black triangle trade, the biggest beneficiary is naturally the western colonists. European slave traders set out from their own countries. Their ship was loaded with salt, cloth, rum, etc. After they exchanged them for slaves, they crossed the Atlantic along the central route and came to America.

Slave traders exchanged slaves for plantation products such as sugar, tobacco and rice, as well as gold, silver and industrial raw materials, and then returned to China. In this voyage, slave traders made crazy profits, and countless capitalists completed the original accumulation of capital in this way. The black triangle trade brought great wealth to Europe, especially Britain, which quickly became a capitalist power through the slave trade.

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