The Slave Trade Triangle

The slave trade triangle is the cycle of trade made with trading slaves, weaponry, and materials like cotton, tobacco and sugar.
The first passage was the link between Europe and Africa, where the Europeans went down to the slave ports in Africa to trade the weaponry. The weaponry would be traded for slaves the African Kings had captured from their enemy tribes. The weaponry that the African kings would gain from trading their enemies would go towards fighting their enemy tribes.
The middle passage went from Africa to the America's where the Europeans took the bought slaves to trade for materials and money in America. The slaves the Europeans bought would be auctioned off for money, which they then used to buy materials such as tobacco, cotton, and sugar.
The Europeans would then take the bought materials back and sell them off to companies and buyers.
I found the topic interesting because we got to briefly look at Christopher Columbus, who is seen as both a murderer and a hero. I always find the flip side or darker side to a story more interesting than the original story told. That may be why I like Greek Mythology and reading the original stories behind Disney movies.