American Change Over Time

Between 1492 and 1750, the Atlantic world underwent many changes due to the interactions with Europe and Africa. The establishment of the Triangular Trade was important in improving the economy and linking Africa with the established trade routes between the Americas. In the same way, the increased use of slave labor created a new, black slave class, one less fortunate and lower respected that the medieval European serfs. However, the consistent reliance upon agricultural production led to the advancement of a prosperous American economy, fueled through Triangular Trade interactions.
The establishment of a trade system between Europe, Africa, and the Americas, better known as the Triangular Trade, allowed for an increase in slave labor in the Americas, and in turn sent raw materials and finished products to Europe and Africa, respectively. Although the American colonies had always had interaction with Europe, there was no interaction with Africa before this time, especially not between Africa and the colonies. However, when the need for increased slave labor arose, so did the need...