Adams, William. 1564-1620. English navigator established Japan trade c1613.

Antigua. Carib. 1493 Columbus discovers. 1632 English settle. 18C slave trade. 1958-62 West Indies Federation. 1967 Self-government. 1981 Independent +Barbuda.

Apprentices Statute. 1563-1814 England. 7 Years apprenticeship required for all trades.

Ashanti Empire. 17-19C Ghana kingdom. Supplied slaves to traders.

Bowring, Treaty. 1855. Opened Siam to British trade.

British East India Company. 1600-1858. For trade with Asia. Took political control.

Cabochiens. 1411-18. Paris tradesmen. Supported Burgundians vs Armagnacs.

Canton System. 1759-1842. All China foreign trade through Canton.

Combination Acts. 1799, 1800. Britain outlaws trade unions. Repealed 1824.

Cornwallis Code. 1793. For civil servants in India. No private trade. No Indians in important posts.

DGB. 1949-. Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund. Dominant German trade union.

Dutch East India Company. 1602-1798. Trade, colonies in Orient. Controlled Ceylon, Cape Colony, Jakarta.

Etruscans. Asian people in Tuscany 8C BC. Taken by Rome, 4-3C BC. Skilful metal workers. Strong navy, merchant traders. Tarquins.

French East India Company. 1664-1770. To protect French trade interests in India.

Frontenac. 1622-98. French Governor of New France. Defeated Iroquois. Expanded fur trade.

GATT. General Agreement on Trade and Tarrifs. 1948-95. Regulates trade tarrifs under UN. WTO.

Great Intercourse. 1495. Henry VIII, Philip of Burgundy trade treaty.

Grenville, William. 1759-1834. British statesman. Ministry of All Talents 1806-7. Abolished Slave Trade, 1807.

Hadley, George. 1685-1768. English climatologist: explained trade winds.

Hanseatic League. 1241-1669. Confederation of N German towns. Dominated N European trade 13-15C.

Harris Treaty. 1858. Japan-US trade opened.

Hawkins, John. 1532-95. First English slave trader, 1562.

Hudson’s Bay Company. 1670-. England. Explored Canada. Sought NW passage. Trading posts. Fur trade. Monopoly 1821-58. Seven Oaks Massacre.

Hull, Cordell. 1871-1955. US Secretary of State. UN founder. Trade agreements.

IFTU. 1901-40. International Federation of Trade Unions. WFTU 1945.

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