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  2. History of the United States Merchant Marine - Wikipedia

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    During the 18th century, ships carrying cargo, passengers and mail between Europe and America would sail only when they were full, but in the early 19th century, as trade with America became more common, schedule regularity became a valuable service.

  3. Maritime history of California - Wikipedia

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    From 1825 to 1848 the average number of ships traveling to California increased to about 25 ships per year—a large increase from the average of 2.5 ships per year from 1769 to 1824. [27] The port of entry for trading purposes was the Alta California Capital, Monterey, California, where customs duties of about 100% were applied. These high ...

  4. Maritime history of the United States (1800–1899) - Wikipedia

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    During the 18th century, ships carrying cargo, passengers and mail between Europe and America would sail only when they were full. However, in the early 19th century, as trade with America became more common, schedule regularity became a valuable service.

  5. Category : Age of Sail merchant ships of the United States

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    Age of Sail merchant ships of the United States include merchant ships designed, built, or operated by the United States during the Age of Sail (approximately 1570 to 1860). Business portal Modern history portal

  6. Shipbuilding in the American colonies - Wikipedia

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    The Atlantic triangular trade formed a major component of the colonial American economy, involving Europe, Africa and the Americas.The primary component of the transatlantic triangular trade consisted of slave ships from Europe sailing to Africa loaded with manufactured goods; once the ships arrived at African shores, the European slavers would exchange the goods aboard their ships for ...

  7. California hide trade - Wikipedia

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    The California hide trade was based on the export of hide, horns and tallow during the early nineteenth century from around 1810. [3] Rancheros (affluent cattle farmers) and their vaqueros (cowboys) cared for free-ranging livestock along the California seaboard with the help of a Native American workforce. The cattle were not only the source of ...

  8. Category:Age of Sail merchant ships - Wikipedia

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    Age of Sail merchant ships of the United States (1 C, 101 P) Pages in category "Age of Sail merchant ships" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 531 total.

  9. Packet boat - Wikipedia

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    Princeton packet ship (1848). Packets were the predecessors of the twentieth-century ocean liner and were the first to sail between American and European ports on regular schedules. The first company, the Black Ball Line (later the "Old Line") began operating 1 January 1818, offering a monthly service between New York and Liverpool with four ships.