Questions in class

One of the questions that had the most check marks on it was “Why did the sugar boycott work when most others seem to fail?” I would be able to tie this into my essay in multiple ways. I  can start out by talking about who started the boycott. Then I would be able to talk about how the boycott took form and how long before people started to notice that sugar wasn’t being purchased. I can also talk about how effective it was. I can talk about how it affected the economy. I can put in the background information about how important sugar is to the British. That they need it for their tea, tea is a very important drink to have in British culture.

            The next question I had with the most check marks was the “why do boycotts work?”. This question alone can be used to write an entire paper on. This can go in so many directions with how broad the question is. You can talk about where they start, how they develop, how important it is for people to continue to back up the boycott, how important people are to the boycott, who is in the boycott (how important the person is, what level of government do they hold). Many questions can be developed from this question. I can also use this question to put in an example of a boycott. I can also list successful boycotts and how each of them were successful in their own way.