AQA A-LEVEL HISTORY COMPONENT 2G THE BIRTH OF THE USA , 1760-1801 JUNE
2023 QP
A-level
HISTORY
Component 2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801
Friday 9 June 2023 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 16-page answer book.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is
7042/2G.
• Answer three questions.
In Section A answer Question 01.
In Section B answer two questions.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
• You will be marked on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
Advice
• You are advised to spend about:
– 1 hour on Question 01 from Section A
– 45 minutes on each of the two questions answered from Section B.
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Section A
Answer Question 01.
Source A
From a personal letter to George Mason, a Virginian plantation owner, from Richard
Henry Lee, President of Congress, 1784/85, 15 May 1787.
It has given me pleasure to be informed that General Washington and you, George, have
gone to the Convention. We may now hope that advantageous changes from the failure
of the Articles of Confederation will take place in our Federal Constitution. But I fear that
the demand to give Congress more power and the cause of the present discontent is
more because of vicious evil minds than actual mistakes in the present Constitution
under the Articles of Confederation. 5
The current complaints about the present Constitution seem to be that Congress cannot
raise money for debt payments, or for supporting the Federal Government. They cannot
make treaties of commerce unless we grant unlimited power in regulating trade. I am
concerned by the fraudulent purposes and risky plans to give Congress more power. I
think, sir, that if the right to print money is given to Congress this will cause alarm in the 10
national mind, weaken state governments and lead to conflicts among the people
opposed to such a strong Federal Government.
IB/M/Jun23/7042/2G
2023 QP
A-level
HISTORY
Component 2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801
Friday 9 June 2023 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 16-page answer book.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is
7042/2G.
• Answer three questions.
In Section A answer Question 01.
In Section B answer two questions.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
• You will be marked on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
Advice
• You are advised to spend about:
– 1 hour on Question 01 from Section A
– 45 minutes on each of the two questions answered from Section B.
, 2
IB/M/Jun23/E9 7042/2G
Section A
Answer Question 01.
Source A
From a personal letter to George Mason, a Virginian plantation owner, from Richard
Henry Lee, President of Congress, 1784/85, 15 May 1787.
It has given me pleasure to be informed that General Washington and you, George, have
gone to the Convention. We may now hope that advantageous changes from the failure
of the Articles of Confederation will take place in our Federal Constitution. But I fear that
the demand to give Congress more power and the cause of the present discontent is
more because of vicious evil minds than actual mistakes in the present Constitution
under the Articles of Confederation. 5
The current complaints about the present Constitution seem to be that Congress cannot
raise money for debt payments, or for supporting the Federal Government. They cannot
make treaties of commerce unless we grant unlimited power in regulating trade. I am
concerned by the fraudulent purposes and risky plans to give Congress more power. I
think, sir, that if the right to print money is given to Congress this will cause alarm in the 10
national mind, weaken state governments and lead to conflicts among the people
opposed to such a strong Federal Government.
IB/M/Jun23/7042/2G
