What Is Rum In The African Slave Trade

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The African Slave Trade brought Africans from all over their native land to the Caribbean, to the Americas, and to Eurasia. This map illustrates the sheer immensity of slave transport to South America, yet also displays the few slaves that were brought to Europe and Asia. This horrible trade allowed for millions of liters of rumbullion, a spirit that is now known as rum, to be spread throughout the world, from Barbados, where this unique spirit was created, to English ships, to the colonies. The export of rum completed the triangle trade of spirits, slaves, and sugar. Rum was used to trade for slaves and slaves helped the production of sugar, which was then made into rum, thus completing the devastating trade cycle. The sale of rum, although

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