Commercial RevolutionWhat is capitalism?

How did capitalists tend to use their profits?

What is the difference between something being privatelyowned and publicly owned?

Does the US have a capitalist system? What do youthink are the pro/cons to capitalism?

Columbian Exchange

Name three kinds of exchange that took place through the Columbian Exchange?

What is a staple crop?

Do you see the Columbian exchange as a positive or negative event? Explain

Triangle Trade

What was the triangular trade?

Define imports. Define exports.

What was the “Middle Passage”?

How do you think the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade impacted each continent that participated? How do we see its’ legacy today?

How was the Atlantic Slave trade a part of a larger event known as the “Columbian Exchange”?

Mercantilism

Define mercantilism:

According to mercantilist, what was the main goal of trade?

How were the results different for the selling and buying country in Merchantilism? What do you think the legacy of merchantilism is? Is that legacy still seen/felt in the modern world?

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