The Triangular Trade was a historical trade system that connected three regions: Europe, Africa, and the Americas. European merchants shipped goods like textiles and rum to Africa, where they traded them for enslaved people. These enslaved individuals were then transported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas, where they were forced to work on plantations. In the Americas, the enslaved people produced valuable crops such as sugar, tobacco, and cotton. These products were then sent back to Europe, completing the triangle. This trade system had significant economic impacts and contributed to the growth of the Atlantic Slave Trade and the colonial economy.