2007 P2 Questions

History Paper 2 Sources Exam (1hr 40mins) Questions 1.

Study Sources A and B. What can you learn from these sources about how popular smuggling was in the 1700s? (6)

2.

Study Sources A, B, C and D and use your own knowledge. Why was smuggling so difficult to control? Explain your answer, using your own knowledge and the above sources. (7)

3.

Study Sources E, G and H and use your own knowledge. Why did many people in Britain oppose the introduction of a professional police force? (8)

4.

Study Source I. How does Patrick Colquhoun back up his support for a professional police force? Explain your answer, using Source H. (5)

5.

Study Sources F and H. Compare the value of Sources F and H for someone enquiring how successful the new Metropolitan Police was in its first ten years. Explain your answer, using Sources F and H. (7)

6.

Study Sources K, L and M. How far do Sources L and M show that the aims of the ideas in Source K were being carried out? Explain your answer, using Sources K, L and M. (8)

7.

Study Sources N and O. In what ways do these writers differ in their views on the solitary system in prisons? Explain your answers using Sources N and O. (7)

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Study all the Sources and use your own knowledge. Do you think that Peel’s changes made life fairer for English people? Explain your answer, using your own knowledge, Source J and any other sources you find helpful. (12)