The Triangle Trade
Fire the "The Triangle Trade" event in Europa Universalis IV with the console command event prices.1.
The Triangle Trade
Country event
Fire this event with the event command and the event ID prices.1.
What happens
When European nations started to colonize North and South America, they created large plantations for the production of Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar. First they tried to use the local population as slaves, but they quickly died out where that was tried. Slaves were then imported from Africa, which created a triangular trade system. Europe sold textiles, rum & manufactured goods to Africa, Africa sold slaves to America, and America sold cotton, sugar and tobacco to Europe.
Player choices
When this event fires, The Triangle Trade presents these options:
- This will increase the demand for Slaves.