Textbook is required. There is a free pdf download on Google.
Robert W. Strayer, Eric W. Nelson – Ways of the World with Sources for AP – Bedford_St. Martin’s (2016) pdf (third edition)
1. Strayer discusses “cotton textiles” in several places throughout Chapters 17 and 18 because cotton textiles were one of the first industrial products. Using information from both of the chapters, explain how the Industrial Revolution transformed the production of cotton and cotton textiles (including changes in who, where, and how they were produced and sold).
2. In a 2014 poll of British citizens, 60% said that they were“proud” of the British Empire and 50% said the places colonized by Britain were “better off” after colonial rule. Using specific information from Chapter 18, defend or challenge their statements.
3. Many of the revolutions and movements (France, Haiti, abolition, women’s suffrage,etc) discussed in the chapter influenced the world we live in today, but they also were extremely violent. Using examples from the text, including both patterns of oppression and achievements gained, do you think people were justified in violently rebelling for their goals.
4. Looking at the different strands that influenced the abolition movement in relation to the larger intellectual, political, economic, and cultural context of the time, explain which two you think were most important to bringing about the end of slavery? And did the end of slavery bring to former slaves the freedom and equality that revolutions like France and Haiti fought for?
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