American West Revision Pack

A collection of revision resources for Edexcel GCSE Paper 2 The American West, that tackles some of the trickier topics.

Includes:

• An overview timeline, both complete and with blank spaces to fill in as an activity.
• A 30 mark knowledge test with answers.
• An overview table of all of the specification content and possible linked exam questions for each of the three question types (consequence, analytical narrative, importance)
• A word fill on the cattle trade
• An overview powerpoint of the Plains wars (Little Crow, Red Cloud, Bighorn etc.) with a linked AFL activity on a consequences question on Little Bighorn.
• Model answer examples for each of the three question types.
• A topic summary sheet for students to fill in as an activity (with space to define a concept/event and then bullet point notes for answers on the 3 types of question)
• A blank storyboard sheet for causes, events and consequences, with a worked example of Little Crow’s War.
• An explain the importance answer on Fort Laramie (1851)
• An analytical narrative sample answer on the OK Corrall.
• A timeline of the Plains Wars
• A worksheet looking at how to make narratives analytical, with a worked example on the Johnson County War and then an activity for students to do a similar answer for a railroads question.
• 10 revision slides on selected topics, each with a linked exam question