In Britain, the chartered Royal African Company was granted a monopoly over the shipment of slaves to colonies in the Americas.
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From Europe, they brought textiles, run and manufactured good to Africa. From Africa, they bought slaves or simply took people and made them slaves, and brought them to the Americas. From the Americas, the Europeans brought back the sugar, tobacco and cotton.
A trade between Africa, Americas, and England
Most slaves traveled from Africa to the Americas as part of the Triangular Trade route. They were forcibly transported across the Atlantic Ocean to work on plantations and in mines in the Americas.
The Middle Passage
The slaves were taken from Africa, back to the Americas of Europe
Africa and the Americas
The triangular trade connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Europe traded manufactured goods to Africa, Africa traded slaves to the Americas, and the Americas traded raw materials back to Europe.
Africa, Europe, and the Americas took part in the triangular trade. Africa supplied slaves to the Americas, the Americas provided raw materials to Europe, and Europe traded finished goods to Africa.