HISTORY 1DD3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: First Continental Congress, Triangular Trade, Tea Act
15 Sep 2016
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The american revolution: starts with 13 colonies in america, by 18th century they were flourishing (english colonies). Britain was spreading english liberty all over the world . Even though the colonies are the possessions of the crown, they have their own inside governing. But the colonies were limited in trading with anyone except for britain and its main traders, the tax was given to britain from each trade. The essence of the idea of mercantilism and slavery still works. The triangular trade is practiced, people are exchanged for goods and goods, weapons for labour. Triangular trade is a pattern of colonial commerce in which slaves were bought on the african gold. Coast with new england rum and then traded in the west indies for sugar or molasses, which was brought back to new england to be manufactured into rum. First voyage-sailing to buy people in africa for: finished products ( furniture, weapons, axes, knifes)
