CAPE History Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2

18 questions and parts from this paper. Open one to see it in full, then practise it on Quelpr and get it marked against the mark scheme.

1. 1(a)9 marksWith reference to Document I, explain how the use of horses contributed to the Spanish conquest of the Amerindians.
2. 1(b)9 marksWith reference to Documents I and II, outline THREE factors, other than the use of horses and cannons, that contributed to the conquest of the Amerindians.
3. 1(c)6 marksWith reference to Document III, give THREE reasons why Amerindian leadership was indecisive when the Spaniards arrived in the Americas.
4. 1(d)6 marksWith reference to Documents I, II and III, briefly explain TWO ways in which the Spaniards rapidly consolidated control over the Amerindians.
5. 230 marksExamine the evidence of well-developed political and social systems in any ONE advanced indigenous group in mainland America during the pre-Columbian period.
6. 330 marksDiscuss the factors that led to contact between West Africa and Europe during the fifteenth century.
7. 4(a)3 marksWhat does Document I suggest about the planters' attitude to the slaves' ability to successfully pursue a rebellion?
8. 4(b)6 marksWith reference to Documents I and II, outline TWO ways in which cultural practices influenced the slave revolt in Haiti.
9. 4(c)9 marksWith reference to Document II, briefly explain THREE ways in which the French Revolution contributed to the success of the Haitian Revolution.
10. 4(d)12 marksWith reference to Document III, briefly outline FOUR ways in which the slaves' military prowess contributed to the success of the rebellion.
11. 530 marksExplain how the economic systems that were developed by enslaved people in the Caribbean contributed to their survival.
12. 630 marksAssess the factors that contributed to the abolition of the trans-Atlantic trade in Africans to the Caribbean.
13. 7(a)(i)6 marksWith reference to Document I, give TWO explanations as to why there was a "general reluctance" to commit to political federation in the British West Indies in 1920.
14. 7(a)(ii)3 marksWith reference to Document I, give THREE examples of "continuous and increasing co-operation of the various colonies" between 1920 and 1947.
15. 7(b)9 marksWith reference to Document II, explain why the aim of British policy after 1945 was the "development of federation" in the Caribbean.
16. 7(c)12 marksWith reference to Document III, briefly explain FOUR issues that led to the collapse of the West Indian Federation.
17. 830 marksAssess the extent to which Indian indentured labourers experienced exploitative working conditions in the British Caribbean between 1860 and 1917.
18. 930 marksDiscuss the view that closer relationships between Cuba and English-speaking Caribbean countries brought both benefits and political tensions to the region between 1974 and 1983.