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Triangular Trade Route
Imports and Exports
Pgs. 232-233
Colonial Trade
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By the 1700s several towns along the
Atlantic coast had grown into large port
cities.
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New York City
Philadelphia
Charleston
They all had good harbors and grew
because of trade.
Port Cities
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Ships arrived almost daily in these port
cities, (New York City, Philadelphia, and
Charleston) carrying new settlers and
imported goods.
After a few weeks in port, the ships
sailed away loaded with exports.
Imports
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Imports – goods brought into the
colonies from other countries.
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Tea
Sugar
Spices
Cloth
Shoes
Stockings
Buttons
Exports
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Exports – goods produced in the
colonies sent to be sold in other
countries.
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Furs
Lumber
Fish
Cash crops
England and Colonial Trade
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Many ships followed a direct route
between England and the 13 colonies.
England wanted the colonies to trade
only with them.
The government also wanted the
colonists to buy goods only from
England.
Triangular Trade Route
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Many ships followed a route that
connected England with the 13
Colonies, the Caribbean Islands, and
Africa.
These points formed a triangle on the
Atlantic Ocean.
Traveling the Trade Route
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Ships transported manufactured
goods, raw materials, and enslaved
people from Africa.
The Triangular Trade Route was also
called the Middle Passage.
Growth of Coastal Cities
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Many coastal cities grew because of
trade but people made a living in
others ways too.
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Fishing and Whaling
Shipbuilding
Workers with special skills: hat makers,
printers, tailors, carpenters, etc.