Transatlantic Slave Trade, How it was organized, who particpated, who profitted. An overview on the triangular trade route.

. How was the transatlantic trade organized? Who participated and who profited? The transatlantic trade began as the first global age started; it was a period of global unification and urbanization. The transatlantic trade was organized between the peoples of Europe, Africa, Asia, and North and South America. Different regions called for different empires from each continent. The ottoman Turks in Europe and Western Asia, the Ming dynasty in China, the Aztecs and Inca in the …

…Africa, looking for more workers to man the fields. Areas of Africa that had the power of weapons such as guns held other Africans hostage. This turned their own people into slaves, selling them off to agriculture. Profits went into the pockets of slave traders and also the people whom bought the slaves. Goods as well as money were exchanged for slaves. The main profiteers were the slave traders and the people whom bought them.