Mercantilism as a frame of mind and tool for the expansion of empire. A more accurate representation of Native Americans, this time as savvy trading partners, and a revision of who had the upper hand in the early British Atlantic.

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EPISODE MENTIONS 

Who: Algonquin Peoples, Christopher Columbus, John McCusker, Richard Dunn, The Hudson's Bay Company, The Royal African Company, The Dutch East India Company, The Virginia Company

Where: The Azores, Madeira, The Canary Islands, Hudson Bay, Colonial New England

What: Mercantilism, The Triangular Trade, Joint Stock Companies, Fur Trade, Beaver, Three Sister's Agriculture, Earmarks, Usufruct Property Rights

Documents: "July 14th, 1703. Prices of Goods," "Hudson's Bay Factor Orders Merchandise... (1739) [read with free account]"