Pre-1600: Trade and Commerce

American Eras

Pre-1600: Chapter Ten: Trade and Commerce

by ROBERT J. FLYNN and BRET RIPLEY

CONTENTS

CHRONOLOGY 238

OVERVIEW 242

TOPICS IN THE NEWS

Indigenous Trade: The Northeast 243

Cahokia: The Great City of the Mound Builders 244

Grease Trails 245

Indigenous Trade: The Southeast 245

Wampum 246

Indigenous Trade: The Southwest 247

The Transformation of Indian Exchange: The Fur Trade 248

The Western Invasion: Privateers and The Settlement of North America 249

HEADLINE MAKERS

Sir Francis Drake 251

PUBLICATIONS 252

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