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While some colonial merchant ships followed routes that went directly to England and back, other followed routes that came to be called the what?

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triangular trade route

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The Triangular Trade was the transatlantic trade system between Europe, Africa, and the Americas in the 16th century. The first part of the journey was to send European goods from Europe to Africa in exchange for slaves. The slaves were then shipped to the United States and sold.

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