2. Chapter 4
What do we mean by the term industrial
revolution?
3. Chapter 4
Why was Britain the center of industrialization?
● Naval power and war
● An industry suited to industrializing = cotton
● Economic structure that allowed for it to take
advantage of that industry = colonialism
4. Britain: Slavery and Cotton
● Cotton industry - there was money to be made
and it was rapidly expanding, so it attracted
investment
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● Machinery was cheap, easy to construct, and
promised quick returns
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● Raw materials - extracted from colonies
through slave labor, thus expanding supply;
accident of coal supply and steam power
5. Andrea Smith: Colonialism
What arguments is Smith making about
colonialism? What is she telling us about anti-black
racism and indigenous genocide?
6. Thomas Jefferson and Slavery
How has US history tended to
depict Jefferson’s relationship to
slavery?
7.
8. Thomas Jefferson and Slavery
How did that version of the “paradox” of
Jefferson and slavery come to be?
Why do you think this happened?
9. Thomas Jefferson and Slavery
Wiencek’s article suggests several innovations
introduced by Jefferson that impacted the
development of slavery and capitalism.
10. Thomas Jefferson and Slavery
Wiencek’s article suggests several innovations
introduced by Jefferson that impacted the
development of slavery and capitalism.
● Industrialization and diversification/division
of slave labor
● Recognition of the reproduction of enslaved
populations as generating value
● Monetization - use of slaves as collateral
12. George Mason and Slavery
● Owned at least 300
slaves
● Did not free any
slaves in his will
● Co-authored the
Second Amendment
to protect the rights of
southern militias to
hunt escaped slaves
13. Slavery and Globalization
Why are we talking about 18th century slavery
in a class on globalization?
