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6 marksAtlantic Settlements to 1800

CAPE History Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2 · Question 1(a)

Based on Documents I, II, and III regarding European settlement and rivalry in the Americas up to 1800.

With reference to Document I, outline THREE reasons why the Treaty of Tordesillas was important.

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  1. 1(b)With reference to Document II, give TWO reasons why the Spanish fleet was attacked and the ships captured.[6 marks]
  2. 1(c)With reference to Document III, describe THREE strategies used by England to “supplant” Spain in the West Indies.[9 marks]
  3. 1(d)With reference to Documents I, II and III, explain THREE consequences of the rivalry among European nations in the New World.[9 marks]

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