Lesson 4: Transatlantic Trade
How did competition over resources lead to industry and trade?
What is consumerism?
Triangular Trade
Map Study
The question for this lesson is not as straightforward as it may seem. The word "how" requires some thought about the changes that occur over time.
Consider what manufacturing and trade was like before the resources of the Americas were discovered.
Next, consider what it took for each country to situated themselves as the controllers of those resources.
It's important to remember a few of the trade goods traveling to and from each region. Think about how geography affects what comes from a region to help remember the examples.
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"Colonial Society"
What caused the Consumer Revolution, and how did it change American life?
The Dutch
Read the article and make notes about how conflict and competition contributed to the growth of colonial America. Add significant bits of your notes to the causation page in your skills packet (see below).
Conflict and Commerce_ The Rise and Fall of New Netherland.pdf
Source Analysis
Navigation Acts
Make a document in the shared drive folder to complete the following.
Summarize the 4 parts of the Navigation Act (first document).
Paragraph response: How did mercantilist restrictions hamper the development of Virginia? (second document)
Synthesis
Use what you have from the lesson to complete the skills packet page below.
Skills Packet
