THREE-LEGGED JOURNEY: 3 MAIN CONTINENTS CLOTH TOBACCO METAL/IRON GOODS GUNS/GUN POWDER BEER/RUM/BRANDY AFRICAN SLAVES COTTON SUGAR COFFEE ENGLANDS/EUROPE TRADED MANUFACTURING GOODS FOR AFRICAN SLAVES ENGLANDS TRADED MANUFACTURING GOODS AND SOLD TO ENGLAND/EUROPE ENGLANDS/EUROPE TRADED MANUFACTURING GOODS FOR AFRICAN SLAVES AFRICAN SLAVES SOLD TO AMERICA AND TRADED FOR ENGLAND’S MANUFACTURING GOODS ENGLANDS TRADED MANUFACTURING GOODS FOR AFRICAN SLAVES ENGLANDS TRADED MANUFACTURING GOODS FOR AFRICAN SLAVES ENGLAND TRADED AFRICAN SLAVES FOR AMERICA’S RAW MATERIALS ENGLAND TRADED AFRICAN SLAVES FOR AMERICA’S RAW MATERIALS ENGLAND SOLD ENSLAVED AFRICANS AND BOUGHT RAW MATERIALS AFRICA SOUTH AMERICA NORTH AMERICA WEST INDIES ENGLAND Cotton cloth was either bought from India or traders in Manchester. One half was exported to Africa and the other half to West Indies. MANUFACTURED GOODS > ENSLAVED AFRICANS > RAW MATERIALS Guns from Birmingham was known as the largest gun-producing town in Britain but gun powderwas made in Bristol. Guns and gun powder were most important marketable item. In the 17th century, a slave cost was an equivalent to £3 worth of traded goods. The selling price for a slave set in West Indies was £20. Tobacco were products produced by the slaves. Bristol relied on America for trades of Tobacco. Tobacco were bought and carried back to Britain for sale. Coffee crop harvested was sweetened by sugar (from the sugar plantations in America). Coffee bushes do not grow in a European climate, therefore the beans or leaves were shipped to England to be sold. African slaves were made to do different kinds of work: mainly labour work - planted, harvested, processed; fertilised sugar: heavy bags of manure. American’s traded raw cotton to Liverpool. Most cotton came from North American cotton plantation. Raw Cotton was Britain’s largest import. The production of Rum is made up of Molasses (black treacle) made from sugar and was considered best in New England. Iron goods went to Africa and was produced locally. Local industries would not have been such a big market without the Atlantic slave trade and had been so profitable. EUROPE ENGLAND/EUROPE AFRICA (WEST INDIES) NORTH/SOUTH AMERICA ATLANTIC (TRIANGULAR) SLAVE TRADE

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THREE-LEGGED JOURNEY: 3 MAIN CONTINENTS

CLOTH

TOBACCOMETAL/IRON GOODS

GUNS/GUN POWDER BEER/RUM/BRANDY

AFRICAN SLAVES

COTTON SUGAR COFFEE

ENGLANDS/EUROPE TRADED MANUFACTURING GOODS FOR AFRICAN SLAVES

ENGLANDS TRADED MANUFACTURING GOODSAND SOLD TO ENGLAND/EUROPE

ENGLANDS/EUROPE TRADED MANUFACTURING GOODS FOR AFRICAN SLAVES

AFRICAN SLAVES SOLD TO AMERICA AND TRADED FOR ENGLANDS MANUFACTURING GOODS

ENGLANDS TRADED MANUFACTURING GOODSFOR AFRICAN SLAVES

ENGLANDS TRADED MANUFACTURING GOODSFOR AFRICAN SLAVES

ENGLAND TRADED AFRICAN SLAVES FOR AMERICAS RAW MATERIALS

ENGLAND TRADED AFRICAN SLAVES FOR AMERICAS RAW MATERIALS

ENGLAND SOLD ENSLAVED AFRICANSAND BOUGHT RAW MATERIALS

AFRICA

SOUTHAMERICA

NORTHAMERICA

WESTINDIES

ENGLAND

Cotton cloth was either bought from India or traders in Manchester. One half was exported to Africa and the other half to West Indies.

MANUFACTURED GOODS > ENSLAVED AFRICANS > RAW MATERIALS

Guns from Birmingham was known as the largest gun-producing town in Britain but

gun powderwas made in Bristol. Guns and gun powder were most important

marketable item.

In the 17th century, a slave cost was an equivalent to 3 worth of traded goods.

The selling price for a slave set in West Indies was 20.

Tobacco were products produced by the slaves. Bristol relied on America for trades

of Tobacco. Tobacco were bought and carried back to Britain for sale.

Coffee crop harvested was sweetened by sugar (from the sugar plantations in

America). Coffee bushes do not grow in a European climate, therefore the beans or leaves

were shipped to England to be sold.

African slaves were made to do different kinds of work: mainly labour work - planted, harvested, processed; fertilised sugar: heavy bags of manure.

Americans traded raw cotton to Liverpool.Most cotton came from North American

cotton plantation. Raw Cotton was Britains largest import.

The production of Rum is made up of Molasses (black treacle) made from

sugar and was considered best in New England.

Iron goods went to Africa and was producedlocally. Local industries would not have been

such a big market without the Atlanticslave trade and had been so profitable.

EUROPE

ENGLAND/EUROPE AFRICA (WEST INDIES) NORTH/SOUTH AMERICA

ATLANTIC (TRIANGULAR) SLAVE TRADE