plumiDevelopment of the Plains, c1862–c1876: Edexcel GCSE History questions
Every Edexcel GCSE History exam question on Key topic 2 Development of the Plains, c1862–c1876, 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 14 questions on Development of the Plains, c1862–c1876, as a list
- June 2025, Option P3, Q1(a) (4 marks): Explain one consequence of railroads for the lives of Indigenous peoples of the Plains (Plains Indians).
- June 2025, Option P3, Q1(b) (4 marks): Explain one consequence of Red Cloud’s War (1866–68).
- June 2025, Option P3, Q3 (16 marks): Explain two of the following: The importance of the Homestead Act (1862) for settlement in the West. The importance of the end of the open range for the cattle
- June 2024, Option P3, Q3 (16 marks): Explain two of the following: The importance of the railroad network for the cattle industry. The importance of the Sand Creek Massacre (1864) for relations wit
- June 2023, Option P3, Q1 (8 marks): Explain two consequences of new technology for farmers in the American West. Consequence 1: Consequence 2:
- June 2023, Option P3, Q2 (8 marks): Write a narrative account analysing the developments in the spread of the railroad network in the years c1862–75. You may use the following in your answer: Paci
- June 2023, Option P3, Q3 (16 marks): Explain two of the following: The importance of horses for the Plains Indians’ way of life. The importance of John Iliff for ranching on the Plains. The importa
- June 2022, Option P3, Q1 (8 marks): Explain two consequences of the Homestead Act (1862). Consequence 1 Consequence 2
- June 2022, Option P3, Q3 (16 marks): Explain two of the following: The importance of the Gold Rush (1849) for migration to the West. The importance of the US federal government for dealing with law
- November 2021, Option P3, Q3 (16 marks): Explain two of the following: The importance of the expansion of the railroads for settlement in the West. The importance of gold prospecting for conflict with
- November 2020, Option P3, Q3 (16 marks): Explain two of the following: The importance of the Indian Appropriations Act (1851) for the Plains Indians’ way of life. The importance of the Oregon Trail for
- June 2019, Option P3, Q1 (8 marks): Explain two consequences of the Fort Laramie Treaty (1868). Consequence 1 Consequence 2
- June 2018, Option P3, Q2 (8 marks): Write a narrative account analysing the key events of the conflict with the Plains Indians in the years 1862-64. You may use the following in your answer: Littl
- June 2018, Option P3, Q3 (16 marks): Explain two of the following: The importance of the Plains Indians’ beliefs about land and nature for relations between Plains Indians and settlers. The importa
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