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CAPE History Unit 1 · 2015 (GUY) · Paper 2 · Question 1(b)(i)

With reference to Document 2, suggest a reason for the response of "the people" to the firing of the cannon.

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  1. 1(a)With reference to Document 1, explain the response of the Amerindians to the arrival of the horsemen.[9 marks]
  2. 1(b)(ii)With reference to Document 2, why would the Spaniards have welcomed the response?[3 marks]
  3. 1(c)With reference to Document 3, discuss TWO possible reasons why the chiefs "fired scarcely a single arrow".[6 marks]
  4. 1(d)With reference to Documents 1, 2 and 3, discuss THREE reasons for the conquest of Mexico.[9 marks]

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