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World History

Sugar and the Triangle Trade

byRukmini Das

Sugar tastes sweet, but its history is far from sweet. Long ago, sugar helped shape the world in ways that were exciting, unfair and very painful. To understand this, we need to learn about something called the Triangle Trade, a system of trade that connected three faraway parts of the world.

Sugar and the Triangle Trade

What Was the Triangle Trade? The Triangle Trade was a long journey across the ocean that looked like a triangle on a map. Ships travelled between Europe, Africa and the Americas. From Europe, ships carried items such as cloth, tools and weapons. In Africa, these goods were traded for people who were

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