18th century in economic history

UK parliament act of 1765

historical period of Brazil

monopoly in French colonies in North America and the West Indies

1703 Anglo-Portuguese treaty

UK tax legislation, a trigger of the American Revolution

thumb|Shooting the Rapids, 1879 by Frances Anne Hopkins (1838–1919) Voyageurs (; ) were 18th- and 19th-century French and later French Canadians and others who transported furs by canoe at the peak of the North American fur trade. The emblematic meaning of the term applies to places (New France, including the and the ) and times where that transportation was over long distances, giving rise to folklore and music that celebrated voyageurs' strength and endurance. They traversed and explored many regions in what is now Canada and the United States.

United Kingdom legislation

economy of the region