The "Atlantic World" refers to

A) Britain and its American colonies.
B) an interdependent web in which diverse people, ideas, and goods of several empires and continents flowed back and forth across the Atlantic.
C) trade among the English American colonies that took place along the Atlantic coast.
D) the name of a plan devised by the Spanish and Portuguese to exclude Britain from transatlantic trade.
E) a plan by the Dutch to recapture New York and control its trade with Europe.

Atlantic World

A term used to describe the interconnected web of social, economic, and political relationships across the Atlantic Ocean, primarily between Europe, Africa, and the Americas from the late 15th to the early 19th century.

Interdependent Web

Describes a complex system where all elements are interconnected and depend on each other for survival or function.

Transatlantic Trade

The exchange of goods, services, and capital between countries across the Atlantic Ocean, historically significant for its role in the colonial and post-colonial eras.