Well, they prefered gold and silver because the Chinese did not want inferior european trade goods, so European traders had nothing else to offer.
The Middle Colonies had much fertile soil, which allowed the area to become a major exporter of wheat and other grains. The lumber and shipbuilding industries were also successful in the Middle Colonies because of the abundant forests, and Pennsylvania was moderately successful in the textile and iron industries.
Ignatius of Loyola.
He was a priest during the 1500s in Spain.
