Exam 18: Trade and Empire

Why did slavery increase in the Americas in the eighteenth century?

The first anti-union legislation passed in Europe was the ______________.

Edmund Cartwright invented ______________.

In the eighteenth century, the preeminent empire was controlled by ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -laissez-faire

One of the fundamental risks of the putting-out system as a means of labor organization was that ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -nation

Where did the development of "take-out" food occur?

What was the main transport in the Middle Passage leg of the Atlantic Triangle Trade?

Which was the single most productive European imperial colony in the eighteenth century?

What fostered a sense of nationalism for Britain in the eighteenth century?

One likely cause of population growth in Europe after 1700 was the arrival of a new type of rat.

What advancements or accomplishments fueled the agricultural changes in the eighteenth century, and why were they considered revolutionary?

What forced France out of Canada and North America?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Middle Passage

Which country was the first in Europe to establish workhouses for the poor?

What was the major weakness of French colonies?

In the mercantilist economic perspective, the role of overseas colonies was to ______________.

The perpetuation of the wars in Europe decreased agricultural productivity in this time period.

How did economists' thinking in the eighteenth century challenge the traditional notions of a state-centered economy?