18th Century Economy and Society
People, Terms and Concepts
MT
community controls
MT
illegitimacy explosion
MT
wet-nursing
MT
smallpox inoculation
MT
purging
MTV
Carnival
MT
blood sports
MT
just price
Seven years’ War
V
Treaty of Paris
creoles
mestizos
Edward Jenner
V
Pietism
Neoclassicism
Jacques-Louis David
Classical Style (music)
V
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
V
Franz Joseph Haydn
V
Ludwig van Beethoven
extended family
killing nurses
infanticide
Agricultural Revolution
open field system
Cornelius Vermuyden
Charles ―Turnip Townsend
Jethro Tull
seed drill
Robert Bakewell
Enclosure movement
Corn Laws
Proto-Industrialization
cottage industry (putting out system)
flying shuttle
spinning jenny
water frame
spinning mule
Atlantic economy
Bank of England
Act of Union, 1707
Navigation Acts
Triangular Trade
Anglo-Dutch Wars
Slave trade
―Middle Passage
South Sea Bubble
War of Spanish Succession
Treaty of Utrecht
asiento
This half associated with Ch. 19 notes (McKay
10th ed.)
Free Response Questions:
This half associated with Ch. 20 notes (McKay
10th ed.)
1. Describe and analyze the economic, cultural, and social changes that led to and sustained Europe’s rapid population
growth in the period from approximately 1650 to 1800.
2. Discuss the features of the Agricultural Revolution. How did the Agricultural Revolution affect European society in
the 18th century?
3. Analyze the causes of the population explosion in the 18th century? What were some of the new social challenges
posed by population growth?
4. Analyze the importance of proto-industrialization on the development of 18th century.
5. Analyze the role that mercantilism played on the Atlantic economy during the 17th and 18th centuries.
6. What factors paved the way for the rise of the Dutch Republic as an economic power?
7. To what extent did the colonial wars of the 18th century impact the European balance of power?
8. To what extent did demographic and social trends of the 18th century impact the European family?
The notes for this section are on my website in the section titled: AP Euro SOCIAL HISTORY section
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The notes are broken into 2 chapters from McKay – please note the correct dates for Chapter 19 and 20
This is an important look at social history that doesn’t get covered well in your textbook.
The same expectations for quality notes are expected for this unit
You must use the online version only – the older version of McKay is different
Notes and P&T for Chapter 19 are due Tuesday January 6th, 2015
Notes and P&T for Chapter 20 are due Tuesday, January 6th, 2015