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HistoryBuff: Search for resources and information about the American Revolution
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...the merchants of New England established a trading system that allowed them to trade for the goods they needed in order to live? ...ships set sail from the Boston harbor of New England loaded with fish and lumber from New England, and tobacco and rice from the southern colonies? ...these ships sailed to Europe and the Caribbean where merchant traders sold their cargoes for cash? ...with the money made from the cargoes merchants bought manufactured goods from England (tools and glass), and wine, spices, coffee and tea from other parts of the world? ...successful trading led to the establishment of the English Parliament, a lawmaking body that passed laws to control colonial trade? ...the richest citizens in New England were the merchants? ...the merchants would not have become rich without the support of craftspeople and sailors? ...the craftspeople important to the New England merchants included: ship builders, sailmakers, ropemakers, coopers or barrelmakers, and blacksmiths? Index/School Subjects/Search Engines /Dear Kid Info, |
