American Studies 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Triangular Trade, Europe 1, Meritocracy

• School: Western University
• Department: American Studies
• Course: American Studies 1020
• Professor: Tom Cull

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Delaware, pennsylvania, new jersey, georgia (1702/the last), connecticut, Massachusetts bay, maryland, south carolina, new hampshire, virginia (1607/the. Rst) , new york, north carolina, rhode island and providence plantations. Indentured servants: voluntary and involuntary servants/slaves; once they were done their time, they were free. Triangular trade, based on a colonial system. Provided the means to make wealth through trade. The nation is always trying to export more goods than it imports. * individualism + equality = social mobility + american dream. Served as a surveyor in colonial army during the french and indian wars (seven. After the british defeat of french forces in 1759, crevecoeur moves to new york state, marries, buys land and becomes a successful farmer. He begins writing what would become letters of an american farmer which is published in 1782. Signi cant because it characterized america as an unique and distinct entity. The american dream (new world that attracts more people)