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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