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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.<ref>[http://www.jstor.org/stable/1918599 The Making of the Triangular Trade Myth], by Gilman M Ostrander - JSTOR</ref>

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.<ref>[http://www.jstor.org/stable/1918599 The Making of the Triangular Trade Myth], by Gilman M Ostrander - JSTOR</ref>

Another point of controversy is the excessively-sized portrayal for which America has been placed throughout historical texts compared to its actual role in the trade.  America was not even founded until 1776, yet somehow slave trading that began in the 15th century<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/abolition/africa_article_01.shtml Africa and the Transatlantic Slave Trade]</ref> is routinely aimed solely at the United States instead of the kings who demanded the initiation and continuance of the practice.

Another point of controversy is the excessively-sized portrayal for which the United States has been placed throughout historical texts compared to its actual role in the trade.  Independence was not even declared until 1776, yet somehow slave trading that began in the 15th century<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/abolition/africa_article_01.shtml Africa and the Transatlantic Slave Trade]</ref> is routinely aimed solely at the United States instead of the kings who demanded the initiation and continuance of the practice.

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