Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 8, Lesson 4: Trade in New England (pp. 198-201)
I. The Merchant Trade
B. Merchants brought manufactured goods and slaves back to the American colonies.
II. Parliament and Colonial Trade
B. French and Dutch merchants began smuggling.
B. Craftspeople and sailors were vital to the merchant trade.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. New England merchants used cash crops from the colonies to trade in Europe or the Caribbean.
A. English Parliament passed Navigation Acts.
III. Merchants, Sailors, and Craftspeople
A. Wealthy merchants became powerful.
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