Take Home Test Chapter 17: The Transatlantic Economy, Trade Wars, & Colonial Rebellion
All work must be HANDWRITTEN & submitted in class on January 10, 2011
Part 1: Read handout “Excerpts from Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, 1776” & answer questions (1-7) that follow.
Part 2: Answer review questions 1-6 on pp. 578 & 579 (Kagan) in complete sentences using support from the readings.
Part 3: Define & explain the significance of the following:
Mercantilism
Casa de Contratacion (House of Trade)
William Pitt
John Wilkes
Yorkshire Association Movement
The Seven Years War
Diplomatic Revolution of 1756
Triangle trade
Intolerable Acts
Stamp Act
Part 4: Answer each of the following questions in 5-7 complete sentences using evidence from your readings for support:
1. To what extent and in what ways were the reforms of the Spanish Bourbons effective?
2. What were the pros and cons of slave trade in the 18thc century?
3. Explain how mercantilism reflected the “marriage of politics and economy”. What challenges did it face?
4. In what ways did each of the major wars of the 18th century contribute to the next war?
5. What were the causes and effects of the Diplomatic Revolution?
6. In what ways did the mid-18thc Wars reflect the instability of the state
7. Do a Cost/Benefit analysis of mercantilism during the 18thc.
8. Compare and contrast the War of Spanish Succession and the Seven Years War.
9. To what extent and in what ways did the Wilkes affair and the Yorkshire Association movement reflect the problems and solutions of 18thc English politics?
10. Read the article, “The Columbian Exchange: Disease, Animals, & Agriculture” on pp. 582-585 in the Kagan text. Answer the question on p. 585 that follows the article.
