Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Triangular
Trade
Number of Africans
Arriving
Percentage of
Africans Shipped
South America
Brazil
3,650,000
Dutch America
500,000
West Indies
British
1,660,000
French
1,660,000
Central America
(Spanish)
1,500,000
500,000
Europe
175,000
Total
9.645.000
100%
Mercantilism
Navigation Acts
-The colonists were successful
traders, but not all colonial goods
ended up in British markets
British want full control
-The British do not want colonists
trading with other nations,
because it makes them lose profit
-Parliament tightens control over
colonial trade by passing the
Navigation Acts, strengthened by
King Charles II in 1660
Could only trade with England
using English ships
Could not build factories
-Kept money going only to England