The triangular trade was a trade route that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas. It was driven by the demand for African slaves in the Americas, who were used as labor on plantations. The triangular trade involved the transportation of slaves from Africa to the Americas, the exchange of slaves for goods in the Americas, and the return of those goods to Europe.
Slave resistance occurred throughout the triangular trade. Slaves resisted being captured and sold into slavery in Africa. They also resisted the conditions on slave ships, which were often overcrowded and unsanitary. Some slaves even attempted to escape from slave ships, although these attempts were often unsuccessful.