Mercantilism and Triangular Trade

Parliament passed these trade laws that required the English colonies to trade only with Great Britain.

• Mercantilism

• Toleration Acts

• Navigation Acts

• English Bill of rights

A system in which slaves, manufactured goods, and raw materials were exchanged between the Americas, Britain, and Africa.

• The Navigation Acts

• Triangular Trade

• The Middle Passage

• Mercantilism

What products came out of England to supply its colonies?

• Manufactured Goods

• Gold and Cotton

• Timber and Furs

• Slaves and Ships

What effect did Triangular Trade have on Europe?

• It drained their economy of resources

• It led to the need for more resources

• It immediately helped industrialize Africa and Latin America

• It helped them become wealthy and have an economic advantage

The portion of triangular trade that brought slaves across the Atlantic was called...

• The death trail

• the Middle passage

• The final passage

• trail of tears

The impact of mercantilism was that...

• The Colony grew wealthy

• Trade was limited in the Atlantic

• The Mother Country grew wealthy

• The rate of slavery in the Americas went down

What did the British IMPORT from the colonies?

• Raw materials

• Finished Goods

• slaves

Mercantilism benefited the 13 colonies, but limited trade for the English.

• True

• False

What continents did the Atlantic Slave Trade include?

• America, Europe, and Africa

• North America, South America, and Brazil

• Asia, Europe, and Africa

• South America, Asia, and Europe

What is mercantilism?

• where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

• A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

• Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

• Wars that start over money.