AQA GCSE History Paper 1 Section A Period Study: America, 1840-1895: Expansion and consolidation June 2025 question paper 8145/1A/A

How does Interpretation B differ from Interpretation A about conflict on the Plains?

Explain your answer based on what it says in Interpretations A and B.

Why might the authors of Interpretations A and B have a different interpretation about conflict on the Plains?

Explain your answer using Interpretations A and B and your contextual knowledge.

Which interpretation gives the more convincing opinion about conflict on the Plains?

Explain your answer based on your contextual knowledge and what it says in Interpretations A and B.

Describe two problems faced by Native Americans in the years after the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

In what ways were the lives of Homesteaders changed by new farming methods and technology?

Explain your answer.

Which of the following were the more important consequences of the American Civil War:

social and economic consequences

political consequences?

Explain your answer with reference to both bullet points.