AQA A Level History Depth Study: The Birth of the USA, 1760-1801 November 2020 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 relationship between Britain and the American colonies by 1776.

‘There were more similarities than there were differences between the Thirteen Colonies c1760.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘American victory in the War of Independence was mainly due to assistance from France and Spain.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent was government under the Articles of Confederation ineffective in the years 1783 to 1789?