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HISTORY Revision Grids AMERICAN WEST

THE PLAINS INDIANS

EARLY SETTLERS Why move West?Journey west.Problems faced in settling in west.

THE RAILROAD

Date of the Exam – wednesday 10 june 2015

CATTLE RANCHINGIC

LAW AND ORDERLIC

THE SIOUX WARS

Causes

Events

consequences

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Command Words

Command WordsWhat it

meansExampleWhat can you learn?

Describe what you can see or guess in Source A.What can you learn from Source A about the work of a cowboy?

Explain your answer.

Use the Key Word – BECAUSE. “The leadership of Brigham Young was important because ….

Do you agree? Explain your answer.

Describe

the impact.

Describe how much of a part a factor played.Describe the impact of the railroad on the success of the Homesteaders.Why?Give reasons.Why were there problems with law and order in the mining towns in the 1850s and 1860s?Describe the difficulties/importance ofWrite about the problems/importanceDescribe the difficulties faced by the early migrants travelling west by wagon train before the railroads.Do you agree?Write about the importance of ALL the factors.“The leadership of Brigham Young was the most important factor for the success of the Mormons.” Do you agree?How important?Write about the importance of ALL the factors.How important were the railroads in destroying the traditional way of life of the Plains Indians?

These are incredibly important as they tell you what to do in an exam questionSlide3

Hints:

Spend time revising the 16 mark questions

Do you agree?How important?Read the question

START BY ANSWERING QUESTION 5 OR 6.

UNDERLINE THE IMPORTANT WORDS

WRITE A

PLAN

SUPPORT

EVERY POINT YOU MAKE WITH EXPLANATION AND EVIDENCE

Read through your work to check that you have answered the question.Check your time!1 hr 15 MIN EXAM = 5 QUESTIONSAnswer questions 1 and 2Either question 3 or 4Either question 5 or 6Slide4

Hints:

Stick

to a strict TIME LIMIT for Each Question as follows; - Question 1 – 4 Marks = 5 Minutes - Question 2 – 9 Marks = 10 Minutes - Question 3 OR 4 – 12 Marks = 20 Minutes

- Question 5a OR 6a – 9 Marks = 15 Minutes - Question 5b or 6b – 16 Marks = 25 MinutesPLAN

your answers carefully – For the 16 Mark Question – a FOUR paragraph PlanParagraph 1 – Introduction Paragraph 2 – Importance of the Factor given in the QuestionParagraph 3 – Importance of OTHER FactorsParagraph 4 – Conclusion – your opinion – How important was …?Slide5

QUESTION 5a/6a – Describe the difficulties/importance of ...

Simple Judgement

“It was a long journey west for the early migrants.”

Describes or tells the story of the Journey West“The early migrants met up in Independence to gather their supplies. They faced many difficulties on the journey west such as …”

Analyses the difficulties faced by the early migrants travelling West.

“The biggest difficulty faced by the early migrants travelling west by wagon train was that they were travelling over unknown terrain …”

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REMEMBER TO USE PEELMAKE A POINTEXPLAIN ITSUPPORT IT WITH EVIDENCELINK EVERY SENTENCE BACK TO THE QUESTION.SENTENCE STARTERS“The first difficulty faced by the early migrants travelling west was …”“A further difficulty was …”Slide6

QUESTION 5b/6b – Do you agree with statement?/How Important were?

Simple statement

“The railroad was an important factor in solving the Homesteader’s problems.”

Describes or tells the story of how technology helped“The problems of the Homesteaders were solved by bringing in new crops such as Turkey Red Wheat which was tough enough to survive the bitterly cold winters.”

Analysis supported by evidence

“The railroads brought new technology such as machines to help plough and harvest the land. This enabled homesteaders to farm and make a living.”

Sustained

Judgement weighing up the importance of TECHNOLOGY compared to OTHER factors.

Link EVERY sentence back to the Question.

“Technology was important in the sense that the railroads brought new equipment such as ploughs and wind pumps. HOWEVER the role of the government was also important because…L1L2L3L4To assess ‘ how important’FOUR PARAGRAPH PLAN

Paragraph 1 – Introduction

Paragraph 2 – Importance of the Factor given in the Question

Paragraph 3 – Importance of OTHER Factors

Paragraph 4 – Conclusion – your opinion – How important was …?Slide7

QUESTION

3/4 –Why were there problems of law and order?

Simple statement“The towns were far away and there were not enough officers to keep law and order.”

Developed statements supported by relevant knowledge.

“Vigilantes took the law into their own hands which created further problems as often people were punished without a proper trial.”

Explains

why it was so difficult for the US government to solve problems of law and order supported by a range of examples

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“Towns developed so rapidly that it took a long time to put in place a proper system of law and order.”

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QUESTION

2 –Explain the importance of ... Brigham Young to the success of the Mormons.

Simple statements‘Brigham Young decided to go to the Great Salt Lake’

DESCRIBES the work of Brigham Young.

‘Young organised 15,000 men, women and children for the journey West. He broke the journey into sections with rest stops along the way.’

Identifies important aspects of Young’s work

‘Young was a natural leader and extremely well organised. When things became difficult the Mormons had faith in his ability to sort problems out.’

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QUESTION 1 –What can you learn from Source A about

...?

Simple statement‘On the journey west, goods fell off the wagons’.

Developed Statement. Makes a GUESS and SUPPORTS it with information from the Source.‘People had to cross dangerous mountain ranges and fast flowing rivers.’

SENTENCE STARTERS

I can learn from Source A that the problems faced by people travelling West in the 1840s included …………………..

In addition, ……………………..

Also, ……………………………….

Finally …………………………….

L1L2Paragraph 1Write about what SOURCE A tells you .Paragraph 2Write about what you can guess from SOURCE A.