Transatlantic Trade system

Definition

The Transatlantic Trade system refers to the network of commerce and transportation that occurred between Europe, Africa, and the Americas during the 15th to 19th centuries. It involved the exchange of goods, including enslaved Africans, across the Atlantic Ocean.

Related terms

Middle Passage: This term refers to the brutal journey enslaved Africans underwent during their transportation across the Atlantic Ocean.

Triangular Trade: The Triangular Trade was a specific pattern within the larger Transatlantic Trade system that involved three main routes connecting Europe, Africa, and America.

Plantations: Plantations were large agricultural estates where cash crops such as tobacco or cotton were grown using slave labor.