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The Transatlantic Slave Trade's Economic Engine
While we have explored the ancient Silk Roads and Indian Ocean monsoons, this episode shifts focus to a darker, more recent chapter in global trade history. We examine how the triangular trade route between Europe, Africa, and the Americas became the backbone of the early modern global economy. Lucas and Luna discuss the brutal efficiency of the Middle Passage, the economic policies like the Navigation Acts that enforced colonial monopolies, and the human cost behind the sugar, tobacco, and cotton commodities that fueled European industrialization. We look at specific ports like Liverpool and…
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