HST 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Atlantic World, Philosophes, Latin American Wars Of Independence
12 Nov 2014
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Hst 111: europe 1350-1815- lecture 20: revolts in the new works. France was late to the game because of religious wars/civil wars in the 1500s. State economic policy in which the goal was to achieve a favorable balance of trade. Mother countries provide manufactured goods to colonies who provide raw materials to make them. Trade relations have always drawn more money away from the other parties and hav always prospered those who initiate them. Trade problems give rise to a continuing battle both in peace and in war among the nations of europe to see who will win the upper hand. ". There will always be a winner and a loser. Markets of americas, europe, and africa integrated into a global economic system. Ocean came to link various societies of atlantic shores. Engine of the atlantic economy in the 17th and 18th centuries. Demand for luxury products (sugar, cocoa, tobacco, coffee) ~ 12 million people between 1500 and 1886.
