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9 marksIndustrial Revolutions and Colonialism

CAPE History Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2 · Question 4(a)

Question 4 is based on three extracts concerning the Atlantic causes and global consequences of the Industrial Revolution in England: Document I (Letter from Matthew Boulton to James Watt, 1783), Document II (J. Aiken's description of Manchester, 1795), and Document III (Sir Frederick Morten Eden on the Commerce of Manufactures of Great Britain, 1802).

With reference to Document I, explain THREE ways in which the Caribbean sugar planters contributed to the development of the Industrial Revolution in England in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

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  1. 4(b)With reference to Document II, give TWO reasons for the "increase of foreign trade" for towns like Manchester after 1750.[6 marks]
  2. 4(c)Outline THREE of the 'obvious reasons' referred to in Document III for the greater benefit to be gained from export of British made goods over re-export of…[6 marks]
  3. 4(d)With reference to Documents I, II and III, discuss THREE consequences of the Industrial Revolution for the Atlantic colonies.[9 marks]

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