Why is trade a good thing?

Bob and Joe on a desert island

"Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation." - John F. Kennedy

A) Northwest Passage B) Southern Passage C) Middle Passage D) Southeast Passage

A) Black Codes B) Slave Codes C) Jim Crow Laws D) Ole Jemmy Codes

SWBAT explain Mercantilism

The Mother country (England) controls trade in order to export more than it imports Mother country gains more money SC source of raw materials and a market for manufactured good Lessened England’s dependency on foreign trade

England offered subsidies for indigo Rice and indigo could only be sold to England (but did not enforce this for rice) SC had a wider market for rice—thus raising the price SC planters had a secure market for these cash crops

Route One—African slaves are transported to the Americas to be sold as slaves Route Two—The Americas are sending raw materials (cash crops) to Europe so Europe can turn them into manufactured goods (textiles, furniture, etc.) Route Three—Europe sends manufactured good to Africa and the Americas to make money

Mercantilism DefinitionPicture ExamplesHelpful Non-examples

You have in front of you multiple scenarios about the Triangle Trade and Mercantilism. You need to answer the questions silently and independently.