Can you find me a website about Triangle Trade Route. (New England)
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http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~kfossey/4507/lesson3/cenac/group4.html
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Some New England trading ships followed the triangular trade route. The triangular trade route was one of the most important English trade routes. It looked like a giant triangle on the Atlantic Ocean.
The triangular trade worked this way. Ships carried molasses from English colonies in the West Indies to ports like Boston, New Haven, and New York. In these ports the molasses was turned into rum. Ships then carried cargoes of rum and iron products to the coast of Africa. There ship captains sold their cargo and bought slaves. They then carried the slaves to the West Indies. In the West Indies they sold the slaves for molasses. In the American colonies they might buy rum again. At each point ship owners and merchants hoped to make a profit.
The trade in slaves was cruel. In 1764, for example, one Yankee captain in the triangle trade sold rum, candles, guns, and iron chains in Africa. With the money he received, the captain then bought 196 slaves. Before the ship reached the West Indies, 109 of those slaves died. Some died before the voyage began. Some rebelled during the voyage and were shot. Many took their own lives by jumping overboard. Millions of Africans were sold into slavery. Some had been slaves in Africa. Most had been born free. They had come from many different African cultures. Some were highly skilled as leaders, weavers, sculptors, metal smiths, and storytellers. Most had been either kidnapped or captured in raids on villages.
Their voyage across the Atlantic in stinking, cramped quarters was part of a vast business. It was the business of providing workers for the new world.
Taken from
The United States: Its History and Neighbors. HBJ: Orlando.1990.
go under google and type in triangular trade route the comp. doesnt allow me to type the adress
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