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First teaching 2024

First exams 2026

Exam Skills: The American West, c1835–c1895 (Edexcel GCSE History: Period Study (Paper 2, Booklet P)): Exam Questions

Exam code: 1HI0

3 hours18 questions
14 marks

Explain one consequence of new technology for farmers in the American West.

24 marks

Explain one consequence of the Homestead Act (1862).

34 marks

Explain one consequence of the concept of Manifest Destiny for migration.

44 marks

Explain one consequence of the Dawes Act (1887).

54 marks

Explain one consequence of the Fort Laramie Treaty (1868).

64 marks

Explain one consequence of the Gold Rush (1849) for migration.