plumiWestward expansion; causes and impacts: OCR A‑Level History questions
Every OCR A-Level History exam question on Westward expansion; causes and impacts, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 6 questions on Westward expansion; causes and impacts, as a list
- June 2025, Y216, Q2(b) (20 marks): ‘Economic gain for settlers was the most important consequence of Westward expansion.’ How far do you agree?
- June 2024, Y216, Q1(a) (10 marks): Which of the following contributed more to the opening up of the West? (i) Cattle-ranching (ii) Mining Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii).
- June 2023, Y216, Q1(a) (10 marks): Which of the following was the more important cause of westward expansion? (i) The fur trade (ii) Prospecting for gold Explain your answer with reference to bot
- June 2022, Y216, Q2(a) (10 marks): Which of the following was of greater importance as a reason for settlement in the West in the years from 1803 to c.1890? (i) Push factors (ii) Pull factors Exp
- November 2021, Y216, Q1(b) (20 marks): ‘Between 1803 and the end of the War with Mexico (1848) more progress was made in the westward expansion of the USA than in the years from 1848 to c.1890.’ How
- November 2021, Y216, Q2(a) (10 marks): Which of the following had more significant consequences for the United States in the years from 1803 to c.1890? (i) The economic impact of westward expansion (
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