Edexcel A level (9H1010) First Examination 2010 Option C1.

. The United States, 1820-77: A disunited Nation CONTENT 1. 1820-1857. Slavery and states rights from the Missouri Compromise to Dred Scott Intro. Legacy of the Slave Trade Missouri Compromise 1850 Compromise 1854. The Kansas-Nebraska Act The Dred Scott Case 2. 1820-57. The economy of the United States: comparisons and contrasts across the Union. Differences North and South and East and West Forms of Wealth creation in North and South Population growth Impact of Western expansion on the economy Expansion of urbanisation and industrialisation 3. 1820-50. Party Divisions and political conflicts 1820-50; the Presidency of Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837. Evolution of the Democrats and the Whigs Role and Impact of Andrew Jackson Debate on states rights John C Calhooun (The Calhoun doctrine) Daniel Webster (The 1850 Compromise) Senator Clay 4. 1865-1867. The Reconstruction era, The implications of the death of Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation Presidency of Andrew Johnson 1865. The Thirteenth Amendment The Black Codes from 1865 The Freedmans Bureau 1866. Civil rights Act 1867 Reconstruction Act Presidency of Ulysses Grant Associated controversies a) Why did civil war break out in the United States? b) Why did the North defeat te South in the Civil War?

Key Element of Study Evaluation of interpretations related to the origins and resolution of the conflict between the Northern and hte Southern states. Method of Assessment Written Examination of 2 hours Section A: one question out of a choice of two. (30 Marks) Essay question. Analytical focus requiring candidates to reach a substantiated judgement on an historical historical issue or problem. Section B: One question out of a choice of two. (40 marks) Use of sources. 5 or 6 unseen secondary sources. Candidates have to compare the source material while exploring an ssue of historical debate, and to reach substantiated judgements in the light of their own knowledge and understanding of the issues of interpretation and controversy.