Trans-Atlantic Trade

The development of Atlantic economy made significant global interconnections, extensive trade, labor, and cultural ideas.

Economy

Focused on acquiring Cash crops like, Sugar, Tobacco, and Cotton.

The forced transport of slaves and the use of their labor were to produce said cash crops native labor was less than slave labor but also made the colonial economy better.

Exchange of goods

The flow of European goods into the Americas made significant change both culturally and economically. The spread of disease can be argued as the most significant. Some other examples include:

• Metal Tools

• Firearms

• Textiles

Trade goods altered social structure, sometimes leading to conflicts. Things like small pox led to great death among the native people as they had no tolerance to the disease. 

As Britain wanted greater control for Mercantalist goals leading to conflict, set up a more strict society, these together ensure raw material was sent to the motherland. For example the navigation Acts which would require people to pay Britain if they pass through British waters.