British America, 1713-83: Empire and Revolution | Edexcel GCSE History (1HI0)

British America, 1713-83: Empire and Revolution

114 questions
9 subtopics
Paper 2
Paper 2

British America, 1713–83: Empire and Revolution is examined in Paper 2, Period study and British depth study.

It covers Developments in colonial society, slavery in North America, problems within the colonies, the impact of cultural developments, war in the colonies, the aftermath of the French and Indian war, American colonist relations with Britain: growing opposition, 1765-75, the War of Independence 1775-83 and consequences of the war in America.

Sample questions from British America, 1713-83: Empire and Revolution

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Developments in colonial society

How did the spread of new farms create conflict beyond the colonies themselves?

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Settlers took hunting grounds used by Indigenous nations, which brought raids on the farms and reprisals against Indigenous villages.
Slavery in North America

Why did tobacco planters turn from indentured servants to enslaved Africans?

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Enslaved workers were held for life and their children were held too, so once bought they never had to be replaced.
Problems within the colonies

Why had Spain promised freedom to runaways who reached Florida?

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It drained labour from a rival empire and gave Spain settlers and soldiers to help defend St Augustine, so long as they became Catholic.
The impact of cultural developments

Why did the revival weaken respect for established authority?

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It told ordinary people they could judge a minister for themselves, and congregations split between those who welcomed the preachers and those who thought them dangerous.
War in the colonies

What started the French and Indian War in 1754?

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Rival claims to the Ohio valley, where the French built forts and a Virginian force under George Washington was beaten at Fort Necessity.
The aftermath of the French and Indian war

What did the Sugar Act of 1764 do?

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It halved the duty on foreign molasses but enforced it seriously for the first time, and taxed other imports, in order to raise a revenue in America.
American colonist relations with Britain: growing opposition, 1765-75

What happened in the Boston Massacre of 1770?

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A crowd jeered at and pelted the soldiers guarding the customs house, the troops fired without orders, and five townsmen were killed.
The War of Independence 1775-83

What was Washington's greatest strength as commander-in-chief?

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He kept an army in the field through defeats, desertions and terrible winters, understanding that Britain could only win by destroying it.

The 9 subtopics

One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.

Subtopic	What it covers	Questions
Developments in colonial society	Scots-Irish and German migrants, population growth, the backcountry, indentured servants, the colonial elite, frontier resentment and clashes with Indigenous nations, tobacco and the West Indies trade, the Navigation Acts, and piracy: Bellamy, Blackbeard at Charleston, the pardon and Piracy Act of 1717, Spotswood and Blackbeard's death.	20
Slavery in North America	The three legs of the Atlantic trade triangle, the Middle Passage, how captives were bought, the profits of Bristol and Liverpool, the turn from indentured servants, rice in South Carolina, larger estates, the task system, the slave codes, poor white colonists, and the punishment and hunting of runaways.	12
Problems within the colonies	The Stono Rebellion of 1739 and Spanish Florida's offer of freedom, the New York Conspiracy of 1741 and doubts about it, smuggling, weak customs collection, and the struggle to control the fur trade.	11
The impact of cultural developments	The Great Awakening, George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards, how the revival weakened authority, the Enlightenment and education, the spread of newspapers, subscription libraries, and Benjamin Franklin as printer, philanthropist and scientist.	11
War in the colonies	King George's War and the capture and return of Louisbourg, why Indigenous nations sided with France, the French and Indian War from Fort Necessity to Quebec, the Treaty of Paris and the Proclamation line.	12
The aftermath of the French and Indian war	Britain's debt and the case for colonial taxes, the standing army, the Sugar Act and vice-admiralty courts, James Otis on representation, Pontiac's Rebellion and the Paxton Boys.	10
American colonist relations with Britain: growing opposition, 1765-75	The Stamp Act and the Sons of Liberty, the Boston Massacre and its use in propaganda, the Tea Act and Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts, and the two Continental Congresses.	12
The War of Independence 1775-83	Paine's 'Common Sense', the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson's role and the contradiction at its heart, Washington's leadership, Saratoga in 1777 and the French alliance, Spain's part, British mistakes, Yorktown in 1781, the Peace of Paris of 1783, Franklin's part and what the treaty left unsettled.	16
Consequences of the war in America	Slavery's retreat in the north and strengthening in the south, the British offer of freedom, the peace settlement's cost to Indigenous nations and the Iroquois, and the fate of the Loyalists.	10

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How the guide is worked

Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.

Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.

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