We talk a lot about trade when it comes to the Age of Exploration - trade was, in fact, one of the reasons why the Age of Exploration happened in the first place. We've talked about the Columbian Exchange, which was a mixing of goods, ideas, diseases and people from the Old World to the New World, and vis-versa. We also talked about Mercantilism, which detailed the relationship of mother countries to their colonies. Today, we talked about Triangular Trade, or the trading that occurred between Europe, Africa and the Americas. While it is in the shape of triangle, it is important to remember that it works like a cycle, where each point on the triangle provides the goods needed to the other parts of the triangle on a consistent basis. This creates economic interdependence between the three points on the triangle.
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AuthorMrs. Bauer is a graduate of Western Kentucky University with six years of teaching experience. She has taught 6th, 7th and 8th grades, including many different subjects such as reading, writing, ancient history and U.S. history. Archives
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