Triangular Trade Map: Origins, Routes, and Impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade #50815 (License: Personal Use)

This educational map visualizes the 16th-19th century transatlantic triangular trade: European ships carried textiles, guns, and manufactured goods to West Africa; enslaved Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas (Middle Passage); and raw materials like sugar, tobacco, and cotton were shipped back to Europe. The diagram highlights how this exploitative economic system fueled colonial wealth while devastating African societies and entrenching racial slavery in the New World.

Used in history education websites, museum exhibits, and academic resources to explain the mechanics and consequences of the Atlantic slave trade; matches user intent for learning about global trade history, colonialism, or social justice topics.