LibGuides: Triangle Trade: Europe

A Level

Go Social Studies Go: U.S. History - African Slave Trade
How were Africans and Europeans equal partners in the Atlantic Slave Trade?

Level B

PBS: Africans in America - Liverpool and the Slave Trade
In the span of a hundred years, from 1700 to 1800, the town of Liverpool in northwest England was transformed from what was "not much more than a fishing village" into one of the busiest slave-trading ports on the Atlantic, with its ships accounting for over 40% of the European slave trade from Africa to the New World.
h2g2: Liverpool's Slave Traders
Between 1700 and 1800, Liverpool in north-west England was transformed from not much more than a fishing village into one of the busiest slave-trading ports in the world. Ships from Liverpool accounted for more than 40% of the European slave trade. The town and its inhabitants derived great wealth from the trade.
Understanding Slavery Initiative: Europe Before Transatlantic Slavery
Understand social and cultural aspects of Europe to contextualize the impact of the transatlantic slave trade on this part of the continent.
Go Social Studies Go: US History: Slavery in America
Describes the growth of the slave trade to America, the experiences of slaves, the difference between indentured service and slavery, and how slaves were bought and sold at auction.

Level C

Slave ships set sail from Europe with goods for sale to exchange with slave traffickers based in Africa. Textiles, horses, guns, cannons, brass, glass, iron bars, tobacco, oils and soaps were among items traded for enslaved Africans. The first set of profits were made.

National Humanities Center: American Beginnings, 1492-1690 - The Slave Trade
A West African map and three accounts of the development of slave acquisition display the process and the brutality of the Atlantic slave trade. Includes links to primary sources.
Central Oregon Community College: African Slave Trade & European Imperialism
Large and informative website providing a historical summary plus links to many aspects of the slave trade. Detailed timeline describes the development of African civilizations from the 15th through the 19th century.
West Chester University: The Trans-Atlantic Economy in 1800
Short but good article examines the state of trade as it existed in 1800 between Europe, the Americas and Africa. Discussion on the slave trade as well as the need for the Europeans to acquire more markets for their products.