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Unit 4 Overview Video (9:08)

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.

Key Ideas

Think about the following questions as you watch the video


  1. 01:50 What are three categories of identity and relationships that we take for granted today, and which were shaped in the Long Nineteenth Century?
  2. 02:50 What social revolution in gender does the video feature, and what does the data tell us about its success or failure?
  3. 04:12 What roles did women play in the abolition of slavery in the Atlantic world?
  4. 04:45 What were some questions social reformers raised about the status and activities of children, according to the video?
  5. 05:30 What is a working class, or proletariat?
  6. 08:05 Did the abolition of slavery create a fair system of labor in the British Caribbean?