4 marksIndustrial Revolutions and Colonialism

CAPE History Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 2 · Question 4(b)(i)

With reference to Document II, briefly explain how Jamaica contributed to Britain's wealth by the middle of the eighteenth century.

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4(a)With reference to Document I, explain why the Atlantic trade was profitable to British merchants in the eighteenth century.[12 marks]
4(b)(ii)With reference to Document II, outline TWO examples that challenge the suggestion that Jamaica benefited little from Britain during this period.[6 marks]
4(c)With reference to Document III, identify FOUR significant ways in which Britain benefited from trade with her North American colonies in the eighteenth century.[8 marks]

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