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British America: empire & revolution

24 questions · 256 marks · about 5 hours

British America: empire and revolution questions

Edexcel 1HI0 British America: empire and revolution 24 questions

1HI0/P2 June 2025, Question 1 8 marks

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Explain one consequence of Spain’s decision to protect runaways from slavery.

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Explain one consequence of the Proclamation Act of 1763.

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1HI0/P2 June 2025, Question 2 8 marks

Write a narrative account analysing the development of religious revivals in the colonies.

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1HI0/P2 June 2025, Question 3 16 marks

Explain two of the following:

• The importance of the British suppression of piracy for British control of American waters.

• The importance of the Boston Massacre (1770) for relations between colonists and the British government.

• The importance of British mistakes for the American victory in the War of Independence.

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1HI0/P2 June 2024, Question 1 8 marks

Explain two consequences of the War of Independence for Loyalists.

Consequence 1:

Consequence 2:

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1HI0/P2 June 2024, Question 2 8 marks

Write a narrative account analysing the key events of the Stono Rebellion (1739).

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1HI0/P2 June 2024, Question 3 16 marks

Explain two of the following:

• The importance of the French and Indian War (1754–63) for relations between the American colonists and the British.

• The importance of Pontiac’s Rebellion (1763–64) for relations with the Native Americans.

• The importance of the Declaration of Independence (1776) for the revolution in the American colonies.

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1HI0/P2 June 2023, Question 1 8 marks

Explain two consequences of the Enlightenment for British America.

Consequence 1:

Consequence 2:

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1HI0/P2 June 2023, Question 2 8 marks

Write a narrative account analysing the key events of the American War of Independence in the years 1775–81.

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1HI0/P2 June 2023, Question 3 16 marks

Explain two of the following:

• The importance of immigration for the development of colonial society.

• The importance of the ‘Atlantic trade triangle’ for the colonial economy.

• The importance of the Sugar Act (1764) for North American colonists’ relations with Britain.

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1HI0/P2 June 2022, Question 1 8 marks

Explain two consequences of the Stono Rebellion (1739).

Consequence 1

Consequence 2

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1HI0/P2 June 2022, Question 2 8 marks

Write a narrative account analysing British and American relations in the years 1774–75.

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1HI0/P2 June 2022, Question 3 16 marks

Explain two of the following:

• The importance of piracy for British trade in North America.

• The importance of Benjamin Franklin for cultural development in the colonies.

• The importance of the Declaration of Independence for slavery.

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1HI0/P2 November 2020, Question 1 8 marks

Explain two consequences of the Proclamation Act of 1763.

Consequence 1

Consequence 2

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1HI0/P2 November 2020, Question 2 8 marks

Write a narrative account analysing the ways in which British and American relations deteriorated in the years 1770–75.

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1HI0/P2 November 2020, Question 3 16 marks

Explain two of the following:

• The importance of trade with Britain for the economic development of colonial society in North America in the years 1713–41.

• The importance of Spain’s protection of runaway slaves for slavery in North America.

• The importance of French and Spanish involvement for the American success in the War of Independence.

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1HI0/P2 June 2019, Question 1 8 marks

Explain two consequences of the Piracy Act (1717).

Consequence 1

Consequence 2

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1HI0/P2 June 2019, Question 2 8 marks

Write a narrative account analysing the key events of the New York Conspiracy in

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1HI0/P2 June 2019, Question 3 16 marks

Explain two of the following:

• The importance of King George’s War (1744–48) for relations with Native Americans.

• The importance of the Treaty of Paris (1763) for the colonists in British America.

• The importance of Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ for the Declaration of Independence.

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1HI0/22 June 2018, Question 1 8 marks

Explain two consequences of the War of Independence for Native Americans.

Consequence 1:

Consequence 2:

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1HI0/22 June 2018, Question 2 8 marks

Write a narrative account analysing the relations between the colonists and Native Americans in the years 1763-64.

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1HI0/22 June 2018, Question 3 16 marks

Explain two of the following:

• The importance of slavery for the development of plantations.

• The importance of the Enlightenment for cultural development in British America.

• The importance of the Stamp Act (1765) for relations between Britain and America.

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1HI0/23 June 2018, Question 1 8 marks

Explain two consequences of the War of Independence for Native Americans.

Consequence 1:

Consequence 2:

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1HI0/23 June 2018, Question 2 8 marks

Write a narrative account analysing the relations between the colonists and Native Americans in the years 1763–64.

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1HI0/23 June 2018, Question 3 16 marks

Explain two of the following:

• The importance of slavery for the development of plantations.

• The importance of the Enlightenment for cultural development in British America.

• The importance of the Stamp Act (1765) for relations between Britain and America.

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