Question: what were the three parts of the atlantic slave trade

title: Atlantic slave trade
text: The first side of the triangle was the export of goods from Europe to Africa . A number of African kings and merchants took part in the trading of enslaved people from 1440 to about 1833 . For each captive , the African rulers would receive a variety of goods from Europe . These included guns , ammunition , and other factory - made goods . The second leg of the triangle exported enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas and the Caribbean Islands . The third and final part of the triangle was the return of goods to Europe from the Americas . The goods were the products of slave - labour plantations and included cotton , sugar , tobacco , molasses and rum . Sir John Hawkins , considered the pioneer of the British slave trade , was the first to run the Triangular trade , making a profit at every stop . 

Answer: answer: The first side of the triangle was the export of goods from Europe to Africa. The second leg of the triangle exported enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas and the Caribbean Islands. The third and final part of the triangle was the return of goods to Europe from the Americas.