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The number of British colonies in North America that claimed independence in 1776

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In the 1700s, convoys of heavily guarded ships left Panama (Central America) for Spain, loaded with silver and gold.

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Slaves were forced to work long hours in the fields with no pay. Conditions were harsh, and many died from diseases and exhaustion.

Pirates lurked in the Caribbean Islands, waiting for the chance to attack the ships or raided Spanish settlements in Cuba, Panama, and Venezuela.

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The value of goods Dutch merchant Peter Minuit paid for Manhattan, New York, in 1626

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The number of tons of treasure shipped to Spain from South America

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(362,875 kg) The amount of tea imported annually to Great Britain in the early 1700s

Many pirates were privateers—owners of private ships who were licensed by their governments to attack other fleets.

Pirates also preyed on European ships in the South China Sea and the Bay of Bengal.

English pirate Edward Teach (Blackbeard) plundered ships in the Caribbean in the 1700s. He was one of the most feared pirates to sail the seas.

What Europe gave to America

•    Christianity

•    Guns

•    Horses

•    Influenza (fiu)

• Measles

• Smallpox

These are just some of the things that European traders introduced to America:

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