Economic reasons for exploration, mercantilism, the economic situation in North America before European contact, Christopher ColumbusÆs entrepreneurial characteristics, mercantilismÆs effects on the colonies, economic life in the early colonies, differences between northern and southern economies, business and government relationship, economics of independence, costs and benefits of the Revolution, economic provisions of the Constitution, economic benefits and burdens of independence from England. People discussed include Christopher Columbus, Thomas Hancock, Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin, and Tom Paine.
Pages
160
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
September 23, 2009
American Entrepreneur, Chapter 2: European Settlement and Business Enterprise in the New World
Economic reasons for exploration, mercantilism, the economic situation in North America before European contact, Christopher ColumbusÆs entrepreneurial characteristics, mercantilismÆs effects on the colonies, economic life in the early colonies, differences between northern and southern economies, business and government relationship, economics of independence, costs and benefits of the Revolution, economic provisions of the Constitution, economic benefits and burdens of independence from England. People discussed include Christopher Columbus, Thomas Hancock, Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin, and Tom Paine.