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It was developed by the Portuguese in the 16th century, but later used by Britain, France, Holland, Colonial America and the other maritime nations of Europe.
It was developed by the Portuguese in the 16th century, but later used by Britain, France, Holland, Colonial America and the other maritime nations of Europe.
It is disputed whether trade really occurred in a "triangle", and there are good reasons to be skeptical. For example, there was no significant market in Africa for finished goods. The term "triangular trade" itself was not used contemporaneous with the trade.
It is disputed whether trade really occurred in a "triangle", and there are good reasons to be skeptical. For example, there was no significant market in Africa for finished goods. The term "triangular trade" itself was not used contemporaneously with the trade.
==See also==
==See also==
*[[African slave trade]]
*[[African slave trade]]
*[[Triangular trade in the 21st century]]
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Ostrander, Gilman M. "The Making of the Triangular Trade Myth", ''William and Mary Quarterly'', 30 (1973), 635-44. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1918599 in JSTOR]
* Ostrander, Gilman M. "The Making of the Triangular Trade Myth", ''William and Mary Quarterly'', 30 (1973), 635-44. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1918599 in JSTOR]