1650 1800The Enlightenment

Slavery 1888

Industrial Revolution1740 1840

Laissez-Faire Capitalism1750

Mercantilism1500 1750

Colonialism / Imperialism1492 1945

1650 1800The Enlightenment

Slavery 1888

Does “we” include me?

Does “we” include me?

NO!

1. Enlightenment + slavery

1650 1800The Enlightenment

Slavery 1888

What about me?

Slavery 1888

Industrial Revolution1740 1840

Capitalism1750

2. Slavery + Industry + Capitalism

Mercantilism1500 1750

Colonialism / Imperialism1492 1945

3. Mercantilism + Colonialism

The World’s Empires, 1763

Laissez-Faire Capitalism1750

Mercantilism1500 1750

Colonialism / Imperialism1492 1945

Haiti: 1804Paraguay: 1811Venezuela: 1811Argentina: 1816Chile: 1818Peru: 1821Ecuador: 1822Brazil: 1822Bolivia: 1825Uruguay: 1828

Industrial Revolution1740 1840

Laissez-Faire Capitalism1750

Colonialism / Imperialism1492 1945

“World GDP”

4. Industry + Capitalism + Imperialism

Vanderbilt’s “Breakers” mansion, Newport, Rhode Island

Industrial Revolution1740 1840

Laissez-Faire Capitalism1750

Colonialism / Imperialism1492 1945

Britain: Cities with populations of 50,000 or more:

1785: 3

1860: 31

4. Industry + Capitalism + Imperialism

United StatesPopulation in cities1870: 10 million1920: 54 million

Consumerism: The inside of Wanamaker’s Depot, ca. 1876