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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Transatlantic Trade

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Transatlantic Trade whereby Europe, Africa, and the America's engaged in a network of people, raw materials, finished goods, merchants, and sailors bringing wealth to colonial empires. The consequences of the...
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: What Caused the Civil War?

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline from the 17th to the 19th century showing the evolution of the slavery issue in the United States, leading eventually to the Civil War.
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Union College: North Atlantic Trade, 1770

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a map that shows the trade routes, principal ports, goods being traded, and the areas possessed by the British and the Spanish.
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University of California

Antillians: The Growth of Slave Trade

For Students 9th - 10th
Easy-to-read, colorful maps that show the triangular slave trade routes from 1451 to 1870.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Salutary Neglect

For Students 9th - 10th
Salutary neglect was a long-standing British policy in the thirteen colonies which allowed the colonists to flout, or violate, the laws associated with trade. There were no effective enforcement agencies and it was expensive to send...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Mercantilism

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides an overview of mercantilism in Colonial America.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Why the Triangular Trade as a Topic?

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice intro into the topic and history of triangular trade. Includes maps and trade routes. Done as a project for Norwegian students.