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[[Image:Triangle trade2.jpg|thumb|right|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": [[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.
==Controversy==
==Controversy==
[[Image:Triangle trade2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|An example of revisionist imagery. American involvement in this trade with respect to slaves was much less than is often stated]]
It is disputed whether this 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.
It is disputed whether this 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.