Atlantic Revolutions and Independence Movements to 1800 · CAPE History Unit 2

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1. 36 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 1Briefly describe THREE principles of the European Enlightenment.
2. 1(a)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 2With reference to Document I, what was the significance of the King summoning the Estates General in 1789?
3. 1(b)12 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, briefly explain the "grievances" of the MAIN social groups in France in 1789.
4. 1(c)12 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, outline FOUR significant measures taken by the National Assembly between 1789 and 1791.
5. 330 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 2Discuss the factors that led to the American Revolution of 1776.
6. 26 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 1Explain three effects of the American War of Independence on the Caribbean up to 1789.
7. 36 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 1Describe three effects of the French Revolution on the Atlantic region up to 1799.
8. 230 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 2Examine the significance for the Atlantic World of the political ideas of the European Enlightenment.
9. 330 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 2Discuss the view that severe social and economic crises led to the French Revolution in 1789.
10. 1(a)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2008 · Paper 2With reference to Document I, outline THREE aspects of the French Revolution that reflected the influence of the Enlightenment.
11. 1(b)12 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2008 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, give THREE explanations as to why France was in acute crisis in 1789.
12. 1(c)(i)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2008 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, briefly outline TWO reasons why such strong measures were adopted by the National Convention in 1793.
13. 1(c)(ii)3 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2008 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, give an instance of these strong measures, other than the Law of Suspects.
14. 330 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2008 · Paper 2Discuss the main ideas of the European Enlightenment and comment on their impact on the American War of Independence.
15. 330 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2Discuss the ways in which the ideas of the Enlightenment shaped the birth of the American Republic between 1775 and 1787.
16. 1(a)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2With reference to Document I, outline THREE factors that precipitated the conflict between Britain and her American colonies.
17. 1(b)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, explain THREE factors that were responsible for the eventual victory of the Americans in their fight for independence.
18. 1(c)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, briefly explain the role of the Enlightenment in stimulating conflict in France.
19. 1(d)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2With reference to Documents I, II and III, discuss THREE ways in which the American and French Revolutions affected the New World.
20. 1(a)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2011 · Paper 2With reference to Document I, explain why there could be "no liberty" if "legislative and executive powers are united in the same person".
21. 1(b)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2011 · Paper 2Outline THREE principles of the concept of equality as referred to in Document II.
22. 1(c)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2011 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, suggest THREE reasons for the writer's view of monarchical government as "monstrous".
23. 1(d)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2011 · Paper 2With reference to Documents I, II and III, explain the significance of the European Enlightenment to the political revolutions in the Atlantic World in the late eighteenth century.
24. 330 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2011 · Paper 2"The Revolution of 1789 in France resulted mainly from royal incompetence." Discuss this statement with reference to the factors that led to the outbreak of the French Revolution.
25. 230 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2Discuss the extent to which the eighteenth century Enlightenment was a shift from the centrality of religious thought in Europe.
26. 330 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2Discuss the consequences of the French Revolution of 1789 for France and the Atlantic World up to 1800.
27. 230 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2Discuss the impact of the American War of Independence on the continental USA and on the wider Atlantic World up to 1789.
28. 330 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2Discuss how the ideas of the European Enlightenment contributed to the outbreak and development of the French Revolution of 1789.
29. 1(a)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Outline THREE conditions in the eighteenth-century Atlantic World that led to Rousseau's concern for justice, liberty, and equality as shown in Document I.
30. 1(b)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, explain THREE reasons why North American colonists desired to "institute new Government".
31. 1(c)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, give TWO reasons why Robespierre spoke in favour of constitutional government.
32. 1(d)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2With reference to Documents I, II and III, explain THREE ways the ideas of the European Enlightenment influenced the American War of Independence and the French Revolution.
33. 1(a)12 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2With reference to Document I, explain FOUR issues which led the Stamp Act Congress to oppose the imposition of taxes from Britain.
34. 1(b)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, outline THREE separate measures imposed by Britain on her American colonies for the purpose of revenue enhancement.
35. 1(c)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, explain TWO actions taken by the American colonists before the Second Continental Congress which would have undermined Britain's authority over the Thirteen Colonies.
36. 1(d)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2With reference to Documents I, II and III, explain why the colonial opposition evolved from initial protest to the ultimate decision of severing political ties with Britain in 1776.
37. 330 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Discuss the impact of the main political and social ideas of the European Enlightenment on the French Revolution.
38. 1(a)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2With reference to Document I, explain THREE ways in which Locke's ideas influenced the Atlantic revolutions.
39. 1(b)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, outline TWO ways in which Montesquieu's ideas were reflected in the structure of government established in the USA after 1776.
40. 1(c)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2With reference to Document III, explain TWO ways in which Rousseau's ideas were a commentary on the structure of French government under the ancient regime.
41. 1(d)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2With reference to Documents I, II and III, state THREE ways in which the concept of equality was addressed by the Enlightened thinkers.
42. 230 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2Discuss the view that the effect of the "French Revolution on Europe and the wider Atlantic world was far reaching".
43. 330 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2Discuss the extent to which British attempts to gain increased revenue from the Thirteen Colonies was the MAIN factor that led to the outbreak of the American War of Independence.
44. 1(a)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2With reference to Document I, suggest TWO reasons regarding the significance of the summoning of the Estates General by Louis XVI in 1789.
45. 1(b)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2With reference to Document I, discuss THREE ways in which the French Revolution resulted from royal incompetence.
46. 1(c)6 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, suggest THREE significant measures taken by the National Assembly between 1789 and 1791.
47. 1(d)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2With reference to Document II, explain THREE ways in which the ideas of Enlightenment influenced the outbreak of the French Revolution.