The silver trade was a global exchange with all countries. One huge part of trade was with China. China turn several variety tax turned into a single tax which was required to pay in silver. With the rising demand of silver in China it allowed foreigners to purchase more silks and porcelains than before. The multiple routes to and from China where called the silver drain. Furs have been used to provide a long provided warmth and show status in the colder regions of the world. During the time of the Little Ice Age the prices of furs went up. Trade increased for furs with North America since they had a large supply of it. The Atlantic slave trade happened during 1500 through 1866 when they traded humans across the Middle Passage. They took
