Module 05: Life and European Expansion in the 18th Century

the Atlantic economy

Between 1650 and 1790, a crucial component of the global economy was established when European nations encouraged:

came to believe that their circumstances gave them different interests and characteristics from those in Spain

By the eighteenth century, the Spanish colonial elite:

more wars and likely fewer people

In Africa, the slave trade primarily resulted in:

their inability to directly supervise and direct the work of rural laborers

Merchant capitalists constantly complained about:

they diverted men and money from Europe to the American theater

The British won the American component of the Seven Years' War because:

gave British merchants a virtual monopoly on trade with British colonies

The English Navigation Acts mandated that all England's imports and exports be transported on English ships, which:

the necessity to provide for a densely populated country

The leadership of the Dutch people in farming methodology can be attributed primarily to:

The land was divided into long, narrow strips that were not enclosed by fences or hedges.

Which of the following best describes the open-field system of the Middle Ages?

Both legal and illegal work in guilds became more accessible to women.

Which of the following best describes the role of women in guilds in the eighteenth century?

The Dutch East India Company failed to diversify its trade to meet changing consumption patterns in Europe.

Why did the Dutch fail to maintain their dominance in Asia?