Mercantilism and the Navigation Acts
The triangular trade

Salutary neglect
The colonial economy in practice
Primary sources
Edward Randolph, Report to the Board of Trade (1676)
Key figures
Vocabulary
Unit 2 topics
Unit 2 overview2.1Contextualizing Period 22.10Causation in Period 22.2European Colonization2.3The Regions of British Colonies2.4Transatlantic Trade2.5Interactions Between American Indians and Europeans2.6Slavery in the British Colonies2.7Colonial Society and Culture2.8Comparison in Period 22.9Continuity and Change in Period 2