AQA A Level History Depth Study: The Birth of the USA, 1760-1801 June 2018 question paper 7042/2G

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the Townshend Acts.

‘The Declaration of Independence was based on colonial beliefs about the rights of Englishmen.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘In 1776, Britain had reason to be fully confident of military success against the American colonies.’

Assess the validity of this view.

How important were differences over the role of the federal government in the formation of political parties in the years 1789 to 1801?