Name one Native American tribe of the East who were affected by the Indian Removal Act
of 1830.
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Give one reason why the early Mormon settlers journeyed to Utah in 1847.
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Identify one law passed to improve the lives of African Americans during the period of
Reconstruction (1865–1877).
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Write a clear and organised summary that analyses American settlement on the Plains between 1861 and 1877.
Support your summary with examples.
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How did the Civil War affect the lives of African Americans between 1861 and 1865?
Explain your answer.
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4* ‘Plantation owners were the main group who benefited from slavery’s expansion between 1793 and 1838.’
How far do you agree?
Give reasons for your answer.
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5* ‘The most important development that took place in the USA between 1877 and 1900 was the changes to the lives of the Native Americans of the Plains.’
How far do you agree?
Give reasons for your answer.
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What can Source A tell us about the Aztecs and/or the Spanish Conquest?
Use the source and your own knowledge to support your answer.
Source A
An extract from ‘The True History of the Conquest of New Spain’, a book written by Bernal Díaz. Bernal Díaz was a soldier who travelled with Cortés to Mexico. He wrote his account many years later, after returning to Spain. It was completed in c.1568.
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How useful are Interpretation B, Source C and Interpretation D for a historian studying the Spanish flight from Tenochtitlán?
In your answer, refer to the two interpretations and the source as well as your own knowledge.
Interpretation B
An image depicting the situation in Tenochtitlán just before the Spanish flight from the city in July 1520.
It is from a collection of 80 images called ‘El Lienzo de Tlaxcala’. These images were created by native artists in the middle of the 1500s for the town council of Tlaxcala. The images show the actions of the Tlaxcalans at different times during the conquest of Mexico.
The people in the centre of this image are the Spanish and the Tlaxcalans. Cortés is in the centre with hat and beard. Doña Marina is just behind him. The other people are the Aztecs.
Source C
An extract from a letter sent from Cortés to the King of Spain soon after the Spanish flight from Tenochtitlán in July 1520.
Interpretation D
An extract about the Spanish flight from Tenochtitlán in July 1520. It is from the book ‘Conquistadors’ by historian Michael Wood. This book was published in 2000.
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8* ‘Religion was the most important aspect of Aztec society.’
How far do you agree?
Give reasons for your answer.
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9* ‘The fall of the Aztec Empire changed everything for the people of Mexico’.
How far do you agree with this view of the impact of Spanish rule between 1521 and 1535 ?
Give reasons for your answer.
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