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TEMA 1. EL SIGLO XVIII: CRISIS DEL ANTIGUO RÉGIMEN:
1º SESSION: EUROPE DURING THE 18th CENTURY. COLONIAL TRADE AND SLAVES. (PAGES 4 to 9) .
1. Name two reasons why in spite of being the most important economic activity, XVIII century agriculture remained stagnant. WATCH IMAGE UP P. 6.
2. Why was the structure of property such an example of inequality and injustice? There are two reasons.
3. Why didn´t people have political rights in this period? We call ourselves citizens. This people were the King´s subjects. WATCH IMAGE, READ TEXT IN P. 6.
5. Name two factors for the growth of population in the XVIII century. What was the ultimate consequence of this? SEE DATA P. 7.
6. Growth output led to Trade expansion. Which kind of trade became the most important and where essentially? MAP P. 8
7. What was the terribly unfair nature of this Trade and which European countries led it? MAP P. 8
8. Why do historians speak of triangular trade and which of its aspects can we call the darkest and most hateful? Can you guess one or two demographic consequences for the American continent? IMAGE P.8
9. Watching all the images in p.9, give me two reasons in favor and two against slave trade.

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