LOWER SIXTH

BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY 1793-1841.

 

Research Assignment 1.

For discussion:-
‘Britain’s involvement in each of the four wars between 1739 and 1783 was primarily for commercial ends’. Do you agree?

Your challenge:
Find out what the four wars were.
Establish what they were about.
Decide - do you agree with the statement?


Purpose of exercise:
To practise and encourage rapid and effective research skills.
To increase background knowledge.
To develop preliminary awareness of British interests and preoccupations in this period.

HINT:
Any notes that you take should be very very brief answers to the key questions asked.
Make sure that you label the top of your file paper clearly.
Always begin each new piece of work on a new piece of file paper.
DON”T BE STINGY ON SPACE.