Triangular Trade Route Imports and Exports

1. Triangular Trade RouteImports and Exports Pgs. 232-233

2. Colonial Trade • By the 1700s several towns along the Atlantic coast had grown into large port cities. • New York City • Philadelphia • Charleston • They all had good harbors and grew because of trade.

3. Port Cities • 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.

4. Imports • Imports – goods brought into the colonies from other countries. • Tea • Sugar • Spices • Cloth • Shoes • Stockings • Buttons

5. Exports • Exports – goods produced in the colonies sent to be sold in other countries. • Furs • Lumber • Fish • Cash crops

6. England and Colonial Trade • 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.

7. Triangular Trade Route • 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.

9. Traveling the Trade Route • Ships transported manufactured goods, raw materials, and enslaved people from Africa. • The Triangular Trade Route was also called the Middle Passage.

10. Growth of Coastal Cities • Many coastal cities grew because of trade but people made a living in others ways too. • Fishing and Whaling • Shipbuilding • Workers with special skills: hat makers, printers, tailors, carpenters, etc.