Triangular trade — Depiction of the classical model of the Triangular trade. Triangular trade, or triangle trade, is a historical term indicating trade among three ports or regions. Triangular trade usually evolves when a region has export commodities that are not… … Wikipedia
triangular trade — Amer. Hist. a pattern of colonial commerce in which slaves were bought on the African Gold Coast with New England rum and then traded in the West Indies for sugar or molasses, which was brought back to New England to be manufactured into rum. * * … Universalium
Atlantic slave trade — The Atlantic slave trade, also known as the transatlantic slave trade, was the trade of African people supplied to the colonies of the New World that occurred in and around the Atlantic Ocean. It lasted from the 16th century to the 19th century.… … Wikipedia
Trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks — Ships on the Dnieper, by Nicholas Roerich. The trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks (Russian: Путь «из варяг в греки», Put iz varyag v greki, Swedish: Vägen från varjagerna till grekerna, Greek: Εμπορική Οδός Βαράγγων Ελλήνων) w … Wikipedia
History of the Southern United States — The history of the Southern United States reaches back thousands of years and includes the Mississippian peoples, well known for their mound building. European history in the region began in the very earliest days of the exploration and… … Wikipedia
Trade — This article is about the economic mechanism. For other uses, see Trade (disambiguation). Purchase redirects here. For other uses, see Purchase (disambiguation) Trader in Germany, 16th century … Wikipedia
Maritime history of the United Kingdom — The Maritime history of the United Kingdom involves events including shipping, ports, navigation, and seamen, as well as marine sciences, exploration, trade, and maritime themes in the arts from the creation of the kingdom of Great Britain[1] as… … Wikipedia
The Laughing Cow — Infobox Cheese name = La Vache qui Rit (The Laughing Cow) othernames = country = France (produced worldwide) regiontown = Jura region = town = source = Cows pasteurised = Yes texture = semi soft fat = protein = dimensions = weight = aging = made… … Wikipedia
Triangular arbitrage — (sometimes called triangle arbitrage) refers to taking advantage of a state of imbalance between three foreign exchange markets: a combination of matching deals are struck that exploit the imbalance, the profit being the difference between the… … Wikipedia
Virgin Islands of the United States — a group of islands in the West Indies, including St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix: purchased from Denmark 1917. 96,569; 133 sq. mi. (345 sq. km). Cap.: Charlotte Amalie. Formerly, Danish West Indies. * * * ▪ island, West Indies Introduction… … Universalium