OCR A Level History A Unit Group 2 Non-British period study: The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803-c.1890 June 2017 question paper Y216

Which of the following was of greater significance in opening up the West to settlement in the period after 1861?

(i) The Homestead Act (1862)

(ii) The Morrill Act (1862)

Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii).

* To what extent can the success of the Republican Party in the years 1854–1861 be explained

by the leadership of Lincoln?

Which of the following was of greater importance in generating Northern hostility towards the South in the years 1850–1861?

(i) The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

(ii) The Dred Scott Decision of 1857

Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii).

* “The consequences of Westward Expansion were entirely positive for the United States in the

period 1803–c.1890.” How far do you agree?