1. How did religion influence trading patterns in the Atlantic's trading systems? What was the role of religious communities and goals in the Indian Ocean trade systems?
2. How did slaves from Africa adapt to their new world? What kind of unique cultural forms did they produce?
3. Why were Europeans becoming increasingly certain of their superiority over other cultures? How did this sense of superiority manifest itself?
4. How did the industrial revolution challenge ideas about politics, work, gender, the role of government, and social hierarchies?
5. What was the role of the US Supreme Court and of President Andrew Jackson in the Trail of Tears? What are the legacies of American government actions?