CAPE History Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2

21 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 THREE ways in which the Church contributed to Spanish settlement of the Americas during the sixteenth century.
2. 1(b)6 marksWith reference to Document II, outline THREE reasons why the Indians revolted against the Spaniards.
3. 1(c)6 marksWith reference to Document III, outline THREE ways in which the encomienda system was beneficial to the encomienderos.
4. 1(d)9 marksWith reference to Documents I, II and III, explain THREE effects of Spanish settlement on the way of life of the indigenous peoples.
5. 230 marksExamine the nature of the contact between West Africa and Europe up to 1492.
6. 330 marksSelect ONE of the indigenous groups in the Americas (Kalinago, Taino, or Tupi) and discuss the political, social and economic organization of their society prior to the arrival of the Spaniards.
7. 4(a)6 marksWith reference to Document I, explain why some members of Parliament in Britain supported the emancipation of the enslaved in the Caribbean, including TWO reasons in your response.
8. 4(b)(i)3 marksExplain the perception held of the enslaved as reflected in Document II.
9. 4(b)(ii)6 marksGive TWO reasons for the petition presented in Document II.
10. 4(c)(i)3 marksWith reference to Document III, explain ONE way in which the Emancipation Act in the British or French or Spanish territories benefited the planters.
11. 4(c)(ii)3 marksWith reference to Document III, explain ONE way in which the Emancipation Act in the British or French or Spanish territories was a disadvantage to the formerly enslaved.
12. 4(d)9 marksWith reference to Documents I, II and III, explain THREE strategies used by the abolitionists to bring about the ending of chattel slavery in the Caribbean.
13. 530 marks“The outcome of the Haitian Revolution in 1804 resulted from favourable circumstances.” Discuss the extent to which this statement accounts for the success of the Haitian Revolution.
14. 630 marksDiscuss the view that life for enslaved women was more difficult than it was for enslaved men.
15. 7(a)9 marksWith reference to Castro's claim in Document I, explain THREE ways in which the US was in control of Cuban affairs.
16. 7(b)(i)3 marksWith reference to Document II, outline ONE of the “many problems” faced during the Revolution.
17. 7(b)(ii)3 marksWith reference to Document II, explain ONE way in which the revolutionaries “improvised” after 1959.
18. 7(c)6 marksWith reference to Document III, explain TWO ways in which the social structure of Cuba changed under Castro's regime by 1983.
19. 7(d)9 marksWith reference to Documents I, II and III, explain THREE ways in which Cuba was transformed as a result of the revolution by 1970, apart from the social structure of the society.
20. 830 marksExplain the social, economic and political factors which contributed to the outbreak of ONE of the following labour protests in the second half of the nineteenth century: (i) The Labour Protest, St Vincent, 1862; (ii)…
21. 930 marksExamine the contribution of Chinese immigrants to British Caribbean societies during the nineteenth century.