2.4

Transatlantic Trade

AP United States History

Mercantilism and the Navigation Acts

The triangular trade

Triangular trade map
Caption: Map of the triangular trade routes connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Source: Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA 3.0, Sémhur)

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
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