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Triangular Trade . Europe. North America . Africa. West Indies. Slave Coffle . Wooden Yokes used in slave coffles . Slave Barracoon , the Congo. Tight packing = More money High mortality rate .
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Triangular Trade Europe North America Africa West Indies
Slave Coffle Wooden Yokes used in slave coffles
Tight packing = More moneyHigh mortality rate Many slaves became seasick or developed diarrhea. Unable to move because they were chained into their positions, the slave's deck became a stinking mass of human waste. Slaves who had developed sores where their chains had rubbed their skin, had festering wounds often with maggots eating away their flesh.