Deciphering class: In what different ways is social class treated in these visual sources?
Celebrating industrialization: Based on these visual sources, the documents, and the text of Chapter 17, construct an argument in celebration of the Industrial Revolution.
Criticizing industrialization: Construct another argument based on the evidence in the chapter criticizing the Industrial Revolution.
Considering images as evidence: What are the strengths and limitations of visual sources, as compared to documents, in helping historians understand the Industrial Revolution?
Distinguishing capitalism and industrialization: To what extent are these visual and documentary sources actually dealing with the Industrial Revolution itself and in what ways are they addressing the economic system known as capitalism? How useful is this distinction for understanding reactions to the industrial age?