The Triangular Trade Key To British Success
4 min readJun 8, 2018
The triangular trade was a system of trade named from the triangular shape of the trade route the ships took in their journeys to Africa, America, and back to Britain. When drawn on a map, it formed a rough triangle with each part feeding into the nest side.
Supplies were taken from Britain to Africa where slaves were purchased with them. The new ‘products’ were then taken to the American…
