Bellwork Create 2 exploration/colonization multiple choice questions 2 خلق الاستكشاف / أسئلة الاختيار المتعدد الاستعمار Kreye / kolonizasyon kesyon chwa miltip 2 eksplorasyon

Table of contents 11/13 Columbian exchange Map كولومبوس الصرف خريطة Kolonbyen Map echanj Page 37 11/13 Mercantilism notes الملاحظات المذهب التجاري nòt mèkantilis Page 38

Columbian Exchange Map  Get three different color Markers or Crayons

Mercantilism Notes page 37 Two column notes QuestionAnswer to question

Why do countries want colonies? ► The money a colony makes goes to the mother country. ► produces $$$$ for England.  Beginning around 1650, the British government pursued a policy of mercantilism in international trade.

 What is Mercantilism?  Mercantilism is theory that states a nation becomes stronger by keeping strict control over its trade  a nation should have more exports than imports  the English passed laws exclusively benefiting the British economy.  trade system

What are Imports and Exports? ► Export – Goods sent to market outside of a country or colony.  Exports earn you money (+). ► Import – Goods brought into a country.  Imports require you spend money

What did mercantilism have to do with the Triangular Trade system? ► British mercantilism showed itself in the form of the triangular trade.  Trade routes linked the American Colonies, West Indies, Africa, and England.  Mercantilism and the Triangle Trade Increase the Slave Trade

Exit Ticket  Create a comic strip explaining what the Columbian exchange and mercantilism is.