Unit 3 DBQ Commercial and Economic Development
Question 1
To what extent did commercial and economic development affect the lives of people in the period 1648-1750?
Document 3 - Source: Joseph Van Aken, An English Family at Teach, 1720
Document 6 - Source: Bill of Sale for One Slave: Beth (Bett), eight-year-old girl; sold by Lawrence Lancaster to Thomas Cook for 32 punts, 10 shillings, in the American colonies March 18, 1757
Document 7 - Source: David Hackett Fischer, The Great Wave, 1996
Document 1
Source: Joost van den Vondel, Dutch Poet, poem written to celebrate a visit of the Queen Mother of France to the east India house, 1639.
Twas not enough they'd won the field in Netherlands; They sailed the earth to distant and exotic lands, As far as shines the sun, resolved the sun would see Their might deeds. Our Holland serves as granary For all the Indies grow. The North has filled its ships, With Eastern crops. The Winter Prince who warms his lips With pepper, guards in these domains the boast Of all that heavenly fires of summer cook and roast... Great Java shares with us her treasures fair, And Shina, porcelain. We Amsterdammers journey Where Ganges casts its waters down into the sea: Wherever profit leads us, to every sea and shore, For love of gain the wide world's harbours we explore.
Source: Joost van den Vondel, Dutch Poet, poem written to celebrate a visit of the Queen Mother of France to the east India house, 1639.
Document 2
Source: Jean Baptiste Colbert, Finance Minister to Louis XIV, Memoir of 1763
It is almost certain that every State, in proportion to its grandeur and extent, is sufficiently provided in its own territory with the means of subsistence; provided that these means are well and faithfully administered.
Source: Jean Baptiste Colbert, Finance Ministry to Louis XIV, Memoir of 1763
Document 4
Source: Jethro Tull, British agriculturist, Horse-Hoeing Husbandry, 1733
All sorts of dung and compost contain some matter which, when mixed with the soil, ferments therein; and by such ferment dissolves, crumbles, and divides the earth very much. This is the chief and almost only used of dung. … This proves, that its (manure) use is not to nourish, but to dissolve, i.e., divided the terrestrial matter, which affords nourishments to the Mouths of vegetable roots. His underestimate of the value of manure.
Source: Jethro Tull, British agriculturist, Horse-Hoeing Husbandry, 1733
Document 5
Source: Lémery, Louis, A Treatise of all Sorts of Foods, Both Animal and Vegetable, 1745
Coffee fortifies the Stomach and Brain, promotes Digestion, allays the Head-ach, suppresses the Fumes caused by Wine, and other spiritous Liquors; promotes Urine and Womens Terms, opens some Peoples Bodies, makes the memory and Fancy more quick, and People brisk that drink it: This last Effect has been observed, say they, by the Shepherds of Africa, who took Notice, that before Coffee was used, and that their Sheep fed upon this Kind of Pulse, that the skipped about strangely.
Source: Lémery, Louis, A Treatise of all Sorts of Foods, Both Animal and Vegetable, 1745
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