1. HISTORY Revision Grids AMERICAN WEST
Date of the Exam – wednesday 10 june 2015
EARLY SETTLERS
Why move West?
Journey west.
Problems faced in settling in west.
THE RAILROAD
THE PLAINS INDIANS
CATTLE RANCHINGIC
LAW AND ORDERLIC
THE SIOUX WARS
Causes
Events
consequencesBLIC

2. Command Words What it means Example Command Words
These are incredibly important as they tell you what to do in an exam question
Command Words
What it means
Example
What 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 of
Write about the problems/importance
Describe 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?
How important were the railroads in destroying the traditional way of life of the Plains Indians?

3. Hints: START BY ANSWERING QUESTION 5 OR 6.
Read through your work to check that you have answered the question.
START BY ANSWERING QUESTION 5 OR 6.
Hints:
Spend time revising the 16 mark questions
Do you agree?
How important?
Check your time!
1 hr 15 MIN EXAM = 5 QUESTIONS
Answer questions 1 and 2
Either question 3 or 4
Either question 5 or 6
Read the question
UNDERLINE THE IMPORTANT WORDS
WRITE A PLAN
SUPPORT
EVERY POINT YOU MAKE WITH EXPLANATION AND EVIDENCE

4. 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 Minutes
PLAN your answers carefully – For the 16 Mark Question – a 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 …?

5. QUESTION 5a/6a – Describe the difficulties/importance of ...
Simple Judgement
“It was a long journey west for the early migrants.”
REMEMBER TO USE PEEL
MAKE A POINT
EXPLAIN IT
SUPPORT IT WITH EVIDENCE
LINK EVERY SENTENCE BACK TO THE QUESTION. L2
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 …”
SENTENCE STARTERS
“The first difficulty faced by the early migrants travelling west was …”
“A further difficulty was …” L3
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 …”

6. QUESTION 5b/6b – Do you agree with statement?/How Important were?L1
Simple statement
“The railroad was an important factor in solving the Homesteader’s problems.”
To 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 …? L2
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.” L4
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… L3
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.”

7. 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.”
REMEMBER TO USE PEEL
MAKE A POINT
SUPPORT IT WITH EVIDENCE
EXPLAIN IT
LINK EVERY SENTENCE BACK TO THE QUESTION. L2
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.” L3
Explains why it was so difficult for the US government to solve problems of law and order supported by a range of examples.
“Towns developed so rapidly that it took a long time to put in place a proper system of law and order.”

8. QUESTION 2 –Explain the importance of
QUESTION 2 –Explain the importance of ... Brigham Young to the success of the Mormons. L1
Simple statements
‘Brigham Young decided to go to the Great Salt Lake’
DESCRIBE THE WORK OF BRIGHAM YOUNG
EXPLAIN THE WORK OF BRIGHAM YOUNG.
SAY WHY BRIGHAM YOUNG WAS IMPORTANT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE MORMONS L2
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.’
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.’ L3

9. QUESTION 1 –What can you learn from Source A about ...?
Simple statement
‘On the journey west, goods fell off the wagons’.
Paragraph 1
Write about what SOURCE A tells you .
Write about what you can guess from SOURCE A.
Paragraph 2 L2
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 …………………………….