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The first "leg" of the triangle is that what comes out of Europe. The Middle Passage is such that it is the second or "middle" leg.
[[Image:Trade routes.gif|thumb|right|200px|The common route established by European Powers]]
[[Image:Trade routes.gif|thumb|right|200px|The common route established by European Powers]]
'''Triangular trade''' was a trans-Atlantic trade route used by European powers that had three parts or "sides" to the "triangle": [[Africa]] to the Americas to transport [[slave]]s, the Americas to Europe to transport raw materials, and Europe to Africa to transport finished goods for sale. The most common destination for slave traffic were islands in the Caribbean and Portuguese Brazil.
'''Triangular trade''' was a trans-Atlantic trade route used by European powers that had three parts or "sides" to the "triangle": From Europe to Africa to transport finished goods for sale, from [[Africa]] to the Americas to transport [[slave]]s - known as the [[Middle Passage]], and lastly the Americas to Europe to transport raw materials. The most common destination for slave traffic were islands in the Caribbean and Portuguese Brazil.
==Background==
==Background==
==See also==
==See also==
*[[African slave trade]]
*[[African slave trade]]
*[[Triangular trade in the 21st century]]
*[[Triangular trade in the 21st century]]