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West Chester University: The Trans Atlantic Economy in 1800
This short but good article examines the state of trade as it existed in 1800 between Europe, the Americas and Africa. There is a nice discussion on the slave trade as well as the need for the Europeans to acquire more markets for their...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Transatlantic Trade
An overview of the Transatlantic Trade whereby Europe, Africa, and the America's engaged in a network of people, raw materials, finished goods, merchants, and sailors bringing wealth to colonial empires. The consequences of the...
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Union College: North Atlantic Trade, 1770
This is a map that shows the trade routes, principal ports, goods being traded, and the areas possessed by the British and the Spanish.
University of California
Antillians: The Growth of Slave Trade
Easy-to-read, colorful maps that show the triangular slave trade routes from 1451 to 1870.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Salutary Neglect
Salutary neglect was a long-standing British policy in the thirteen colonies which allowed the colonists to flout, or violate, the laws associated with trade. There were no effective enforcement agencies and it was expensive to send...
Siteseen
Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Mercantilism
Article provides an overview of mercantilism in Colonial America.
Curated OER
Unesco: Why the Triangular Trade as a Topic?
A nice intro into the topic and history of triangular trade. Includes maps and trade routes. Done as a project for Norwegian students.