Religion And Slavery In Colonial America

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While I knew that religion and slavery had great influence on colonial America, the “Americans and the Marketplace” presentation gave me a better insight into mercantilism. I naively did believe colonial founding was largely motivated by religion and never thought about the economic motivations. The concepts such as the Navigation Acts and changes in the definition of wealth were new to me and provided a greater insight into the day to day atmosphere of colonial America propelled by the want for luxury goods and the changes in social status as a result of goods become common. Also, the textbook reading has encouraged me to research further the Iroquois Nation, Gayanashagowa and how both affected the Founding Father’s ideas on the separation