AQA GCSE History Paper 1 Section A Period Study: America, 1840-1895: Expansion and consolidation November 2021 question paper 8145/1A/A

How does Interpretation B differ from Interpretation A about the Great 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 the Great Plains?

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

Which interpretation gives the more convincing opinion about the Great Plains?

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

Describe two problems faced by the American Government in settling the West.

In what ways were the lives of Americans affected by slavery?

Explain your answer.

Which of the following was the more important reason why the Plains Indians were defeated:

• the destruction of the buffalo

• the US Army?

Explain your answer with reference to both bullet points.