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 ColumbusAÆs entrepreneurial characteristics, mercantilismAÆs 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.