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China Trade and Macao’s Role in Early American Commerce
The piece traces early U.S. China trade from 1784 aboard the Empress of China to Canton and Macao. It notes New York harbor activity, the tea and chinaware cargos, and the rise of clipper ships, with Macao as a gateway and Canton modernizing amid urban and social changes. It highlights figures like Sun Yat Sen’s followers and mentions historic sites and trade goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
Merica
China
Amoy
Boston
England
Thirteen
Colonies
High Seas
Canton
Canterm
Macao
New York Harbor
Washington
Green
Con‘geass
Whampoa
Anchorage
Cantem
New York
Cantoa
Salem
Philadelphia
Europe
Monte
Portugal
Oriental Sea
Wases da Gama
Gape of Good Hope
India
Pettamecas
Cbimese
East ‘India Company
Empress of China
Whampoa Anchorage
Robert Morrison
Edmund Roberts
U. S.A
Thomas Waldron
United States
Hong Kong
Sun Yat Sen
Kuomintang
Chu Kiang
Pearl River
Canton City
Honan Island