<P> The first leg of the triangle was from a European port to Africa , in which ships carried supplies for sale and trade , such as copper , cloth , trinkets , slave beads , guns and ammunition . When the ship arrived , its cargo would be sold or bartered for slaves . On the second leg , ships made the journey of the Middle Passage from Africa to the New World . Many slaves died of disease in the crowded holds of the slave ships . Once the ship reached the New World , enslaved survivors were sold in the Caribbean or the American colonies . The ships were then prepared to get them thoroughly cleaned , drained , and loaded with export goods for a return voyage , the third leg , to their home port , from the West Indies the main export cargoes were sugar , rum , and molasses ; from Virginia , tobacco and hemp . The ship then returned to Europe to complete the triangle . </P>
<P> The first leg of the triangle was from a European port to Africa , in which ships carried supplies for sale and trade , such as copper , cloth , trinkets , slave beads , guns and ammunition . When the ship arrived , its cargo would be sold or bartered for slaves . On the second leg , ships made the journey of the Middle Passage from Africa to the New World . Many slaves died of disease in the crowded holds of the slave ships . Once the ship reached the New World , enslaved survivors were sold in the Caribbean or the American colonies . The ships were then prepared to get them thoroughly cleaned , drained , and loaded with export goods for a return voyage , the third leg , to their home port , from the West Indies the main export cargoes were sugar , rum , and molasses ; from Virginia , tobacco and hemp . The ship then returned to Europe to complete the triangle . </P>
what did the european export from the caribbean
what did the european export from the caribbean
sugar rum molasses
sugar rum molasses