AQA GCSE HISTORY RATING Paper 1 Section A/A: America, 1840–1895: Expansion and consolidation MAY 2023

AQA GCSE HISTORY Paper 1 Section A/A: America, 1840–1895: Expansion and consolidation Thursday 18 May 2023 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours Materials For this paper you must ensure you have: • An Interpretations Booklet (enclosed). • The other optional Question Paper/Answer Book and Sources Booklet for the Paper 1 Section B topic you are entered for. You will have 2 hours to complete both papers. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. • Answer all six questions. • Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. • You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. • If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). Information • The maximum mark for this paper is 40. • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. Advice • You are advised to spend about 1 hour on Paper 1 Section A and about 1 hour on Paper 1 Section B. *jun23 1451aa01* Answer all six questions. box Read Interpretations A and B in the Interpretations Booklet. 0 1 How does Interpretation B differ from Interpretation A about the defeat of the Plains Indians? Explain your answer based on what it says in Interpretations A and B. [4 marks] Why might the authors of Interpretations A and B have a different interpretation about the defeat of the Plains Indians? Explain your answer using Interpretations A and B and your contextual knowledge. [4 marks] box Turn over ► Which interpretation gives the more convincing opinion about the defeat of the Plains Indians? Explain your answer based on your contextual knowledge and what it says in Interpretations A and B. box [8 marks] box Extra space Turn over ► Describe two problems overcome by the Mormons when they moved West. [4 marks] box In what ways were the lives of Homesteaders affected by government actions? box Explain your answer. [8 marks] *07* Turn over ► box Extra space *0* Which of the following was the more important cause of the American Civil War: • political differences between North and South • economic reasons? box Explain your answer with reference to both bullet points. [12 marks] Turn over ►