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Post by trewqh » Fri Feb 03, 2006 10:28 pm

:twisted: I knew this topic would get your attention!

The thing is, I am studying for an exam (on history of the US) and I've encountered a question that I find more difficult to answer by looking the answer up than posting it here for you to help me :)

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What was the name of the system which was called the magnificent superstructure of American commerce and British naval power on an African foundation?

The italicized part is a quote (a bit inacurate according to what I found on the net)

Any ideas?

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Post by Allister Fiend » Sat Feb 04, 2006 12:21 am

British Trade.... :wink:
Oh no!!! I'm out of those important papers.......

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Post by trewqh » Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:13 am

The original qoute is 'British trade is the magnificent...' and so on but would you call British trade a system?

My teacher might have ment that but the way this question is formulated left me puzzled.

Thanks anyway!

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Post by Allister Fiend » Sat Feb 04, 2006 4:27 pm

British Trade was a system used to exchange goods with other areas of the world for peace and prosperity.....

Unfortunately, they ran out of marijuana and the US said screw you, we'll grow our own.

Now we get it from British Columbia, hence the term, "BC Bud"

For more info see www.RAWisgay.com

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Post by trewqh » Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:34 pm

Did anyone come acrss the term Triangular Trade? Wouldn't that be more proper?

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Post by Lord Fredo » Sat Feb 04, 2006 10:22 pm

Triangular trade was the system where European countries, mainly England, shipped goods as cloth, iron and guns to African in exchange for slaves. The slaves were then brought to America where they were exchanged for cotton, tobacco and sugar that was then brought back to Europe. And round, and round it goes.
I'm not sure if that has anything to do with what you're working on.

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Post by trewqh » Sat Feb 04, 2006 10:26 pm

It has. I think that the quote from the beginning of the thread described Triangular Trade (rather than British Trade as whole)

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Post by Hryllantre » Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:51 am

No doubt you've already been here but just in case

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q= ... arch&meta=

and the linking page to

http://www.globalpolicy.org/empire/hist ... empire.htm

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Post by trewqh » Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:40 am

Indeed, I had seen that article. Unfortunately this article did not help at all.

I think it's this Triangular Trade that was ment in the question.

Thanks anyway to everybody!

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