1. Mercantilism Simulation Game

2. Review of Trade What were the 3 forms of trade?
What were the Navigation Acts?
What is mercantilism?
How did colonists trade with European nations other than England?

3. Mercantilism Game Toothpicks = Gold Bars Britain: finished products
Hershey’s (20)
New England: fish & lumber
Whoppers (10), Butterfinger (10)
Middle: wheat & manufactured products
Crunch (10), Skittles(10)
Southern: tobacco, rice, indigo, & cotton
Baby Ruth (10), Snickers (10), Almond Joy (5), & Twix (5)
Spain: finished products
Kit-Kat (20)
The Netherlands: finished products
Starbursts (20)

4. Your Task
Your goal is to acquire as much gold as possible by trading and selling your goods

5. Rules of Trades
Colonies (N.E., Middle, Southern) can only trade with Euro countries (England, Spain, Netherlands)
Euro countries can only trade with colonies
Countries cannot trade with each other
2 colonial raw materials can be traded to Europe for 1 finished product OR can be sold for 1 gold bar
1 finished product can be traded to the Colonies for 2 raw materials OR can be sold for 2 gold bars
AFTER TRADING--trade your products to the “BANK” (Coach Bowers) for gold bars until the BANK runs out of gold

6. Round 1 Begin trading for gold
During Round 1, colonies can trade with ANY European country
You have 5 minutes for trading

7. Who Won? Meet with your group. Count the gold acquired by all members.
Who won? A colonial region or European country? Why?

8. But Remember…
The Navigation Acts were passed by Parliament to limit colonial trade with other European countries.
During Round 2:
Spain & The Netherlands must pay 1 gold bar to England to trade with the colonies
Colonies must pay 1 gold bar to England to trade with Spain & The Netherlands

9. Round 2 Rules from Round 1 apply
colonies may only trade with Europe & visa versa
However, the Navigation Acts are in place, so you must pay 1 gold bar to England to trade with the colonies if you are Spanish or Dutch or to trade with the Spanish or Dutch if you are a colonist…
…only if England catches you…smugglers?
You have 3 minutes to trade.

10. Follow-Up Discussion How did you feel about the restrictions on trade?
Why was smuggling used by the colonists?
Who was mercantilism designed to benefit?

11. QuickWrite
Mercantilism is different than free-enterprise because…