The triangle trade created a winning situation for everyone involved. America traded rum, the Caribbean traded molasses, and Africa traded slaves. All three gave a little and got a little. Of course, America and the Caribbean were trading products that were not alive. Africa was turning humans into products, all the while neglecting their health, family, and cultural ties. The African slaves were brought to America in mass numbers in unbelievably uncomfortable settings, and many …
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…that they were leading. The amount of their culture that they kept hold of was determined by their population and their living arrangements. Even the northern slaves, who adopted a considerable amount of American culture, still kept parts of their African culture. They did this to help remind them that their lives were not always like their current ones. Their cultural backgrounds gave the slaves hope for the future, and helped them through the days.