Economic Effects of the Enlightenment

1. Economic Effects of the Enlightenment French seaport in 1683

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5. Mercantilism Mercantilism helped create trade patterns such as the triangular trade in the North Atlantic, in which raw materials were imported to the metropolis and then processed and redistributed to other colonies.

6. Adam Smith • Opposed mercantilism as an economic system.

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