Describe the methods in which European empires expanded their influence in Asia during the Early Modern Period. Provide examples of direct European colonial rule and indirect colonial rule in Asia. Answer the following questions in your essay: Why European colonial powers able to establish expansive settler-colonies as they did in the Americas in Asia? How did commercial, religious, and diplomatic networks shape the colonial encounter in Asia?
For these short essays (3-4 pages each) students will utilize assigned primary sources from the previous unit and write an analysis of the documents explaining what historical information and arguments can be made by using these historical sources. Students will be given a prompt to answer for the short essay and can utilize their analysis of these same sources from their Primary Source Reading Responses. Students are expected to address issues of authorship, audience, and bias when discussing the primary source. All essays will be required to use Chicago Manual Style for citation.
