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 2022 question paper Y216

Which of the following had the greater impact upon Native Americans?

(i) The Seminole wars

(ii) The ‘Indian Wars’ of the 1860s/1870s

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

* How important was the issue of slavery in the growth of tension between North and South,

during the period from 1850 to 1861?

Which of the following was of greater importance as a reason for settlement in the West in the years from 1803 to c.1890?

(i) Push factors

(ii) Pull factors

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

* How important were the Dawes Act and Americanisation in causing the destruction of Native

American societies in the years from 1803 to 1890?