HIS379: Week 3 Assignment

Students will select a commodity prominent in Atlantic trade (such as sugar, tobacco, rum, chocolate, coffee, or furs) and write a paper summarizing its role in the Atlantic economy. The paper will indicate that commodities impact on at least two different groups of people in the Atlantic World and explain whether it was or was not part of the Columbian Exchange. The paper should be prepared using APA style. All sources must be cited.