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8_economic practices
History voc
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mercantilism | nation's strength comes from it's control over it's colonies (more $=more power) |
| raw materials | natural resources from colonies, like lumber |
| manufactured goods | produced items from "Mother Country", like paper |
| Mother Country | nation that "owns" colonies (England) |
| Transatlantic Slave Trade | route trading slaves between American colonies and Africa across the Atlantic Ocean |
| Triangle Trade | trade route between the West indies, Colonies and Africa |
| Middle Passage | Middle leg of the Triangle Trade route that shipped slaves across the Atlantic Ocean |
| Rum/Molasses/Guns | Goods traded on the Triangle Trade Route between Colonies and Africa |