FTCE SOCIAL SCIENCE 6-12 (US HISTORY, POLITICAL
SCIENCE) | FROM QUESTION TO PERFECTION| EVERY
QUESTION SOLVED | EVERY SCORE SECURED!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 70%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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, Treaty of Tordesillas Answer: A line dividing the land in the New World between Spain and
Portugal.
ecomiendas Answer: A system of large manors and estates run by the Spaniards, managed by
Indian slaves for the benefit of the conquistadors. Once the indian populations died off from
overwork and diseases, the Spanish began importing African slaves for labor needs.
colonial societies in the 18th century Answer: farming, urban seaport, frontier, plantation
Great Awakening Answer: A religious movement spreading from the 1730s to the 1740s in the
Southern Colonies reacting against the established churches.
French and Indian War Answer: A nine year war from 1754 to 1763 fought between the French
and the British in the attempt to settle land in the Ohio River Valley. British victory resulted in
France losing it's foothold in the New World and the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763. Also
referred to as King George's War or "Seven Years War".
Proclamation of 1763 Answer: A line drawn by the British west of the Appalachian rivers
signifying where colonists were not able to settle past. Attempted to prevent conflicts between
the colonialists and the Indians as a result of Pontiac's Rebellion.
Grenville Acts Answer: Four pieces of legislation meant to exact more taxes on the colonists to
pay back Britisch debts from the Seven Years War. Includes the Sugar Act, Currency Act,
Quartering Act
Sugar Act Answer: Actually lowered the duty on molasses to deter smugglers bringing goods
into the colonies from the West Indies.
Currency Act Answer: Deemed American money worthless, colonies could not print their own
currency.
Quartering Act Answer: Forced colonial assemblies to raise taxes to provide housing and
provisions for British troops (veterans from the Seven Years War) who were unable to return to
England. This further exacerbated colonists' fear of standing armies, especially an army they did
not need and were, as they suspected, there to control them.
Stamp Act Answer: Required the use of stamped paper for all legal documents. Funds from this
were to be used for the provisioning of British soldiers.
virtual representation Answer: A concept asserted by the British proclaiming their right to
govern subjects of the Empire.
Townshend Acts Answer: Claimed that the colonists were only allowed to buy from Great
Britain and taxed the colonists for a number of manufactured goods and materials (e.g., paint,
tea, paper, glass). As a result, the British sent troops to Boston the enforce customs duties raising
tensions with colonists who felt they were among other fears, competing with jobs for soldiers
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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SCIENCE) | FROM QUESTION TO PERFECTION| EVERY
QUESTION SOLVED | EVERY SCORE SECURED!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 70%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
, Treaty of Tordesillas Answer: A line dividing the land in the New World between Spain and
Portugal.
ecomiendas Answer: A system of large manors and estates run by the Spaniards, managed by
Indian slaves for the benefit of the conquistadors. Once the indian populations died off from
overwork and diseases, the Spanish began importing African slaves for labor needs.
colonial societies in the 18th century Answer: farming, urban seaport, frontier, plantation
Great Awakening Answer: A religious movement spreading from the 1730s to the 1740s in the
Southern Colonies reacting against the established churches.
French and Indian War Answer: A nine year war from 1754 to 1763 fought between the French
and the British in the attempt to settle land in the Ohio River Valley. British victory resulted in
France losing it's foothold in the New World and the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763. Also
referred to as King George's War or "Seven Years War".
Proclamation of 1763 Answer: A line drawn by the British west of the Appalachian rivers
signifying where colonists were not able to settle past. Attempted to prevent conflicts between
the colonialists and the Indians as a result of Pontiac's Rebellion.
Grenville Acts Answer: Four pieces of legislation meant to exact more taxes on the colonists to
pay back Britisch debts from the Seven Years War. Includes the Sugar Act, Currency Act,
Quartering Act
Sugar Act Answer: Actually lowered the duty on molasses to deter smugglers bringing goods
into the colonies from the West Indies.
Currency Act Answer: Deemed American money worthless, colonies could not print their own
currency.
Quartering Act Answer: Forced colonial assemblies to raise taxes to provide housing and
provisions for British troops (veterans from the Seven Years War) who were unable to return to
England. This further exacerbated colonists' fear of standing armies, especially an army they did
not need and were, as they suspected, there to control them.
Stamp Act Answer: Required the use of stamped paper for all legal documents. Funds from this
were to be used for the provisioning of British soldiers.
virtual representation Answer: A concept asserted by the British proclaiming their right to
govern subjects of the Empire.
Townshend Acts Answer: Claimed that the colonists were only allowed to buy from Great
Britain and taxed the colonists for a number of manufactured goods and materials (e.g., paint,
tea, paper, glass). As a result, the British sent troops to Boston the enforce customs duties raising
tensions with colonists who felt they were among other fears, competing with jobs for soldiers
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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