Quelpr
12 marksIndustrial Revolutions and Colonialism

CAPE History Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 2 · Question 4(a)

Question 4 is based on three documents relating to the Atlantic causes of the Industrial Revolution in Britain: Document I (evidence regarding Liverpool merchant John Hardman trading to Guinea and plantations), Document II (Charles Leslie on Jamaica's contribution to British wealth), and Document III (Petition of the Agent for Pennsylvania regarding colonial consumption of British manufactures).

With reference to Document I, explain why the Atlantic trade was profitable to British merchants in the eighteenth century.

The mark scheme is shown once you've answered.

Practise this question

Other parts of this question

  1. 4(b)(i)With reference to Document II, briefly explain how Jamaica contributed to Britain's wealth by the middle of the eighteenth century.[4 marks]
  2. 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]
  3. 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]

More practice: the rest of this paper · more Industrial Revolutions and Colonialism questions · all CAPE History Unit 2 past papers