Question detail
What best anchors Mormons?
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At a glance
MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
AA America, 1840-1895: Expansion and consolidation
Question
- A. Mormons is linked to 1840-1895.
- B. A claim about Part one: Expansion: opportunities and challenges with no date or context.
- C. An opinion that ignores historical evidence.
- D. A conclusion that reverses cause and consequence.
Answer
Causation check: Mormons is linked to 1840-1895. is the best answer. It fits Part one: Expansion: opportunities and challenges within AA America, 1840-1895: Expansion and consolidation and directly supports Study why early settlers went west and the challenges faced by Brigham Young, the Mormons, pioneer migrant farmers, the journey west and. Check this by using trigger, background factor, short-term cause, long-term cause, result, impact; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.
Explanation
The correct option is Mormons is linked to 1840-1895.. This MCQ is about What best anchors Mormons, not just general recall. The correct option works because it matches the period context of Paper 1 Section A: Period studies and uses the same evidence base as Study why early settlers went west and the challenges faced by Brigham Young, the Mormons, pioneer migrant farmers, the journey west and. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A claim about Part one: Expansion: opportunities and challenges with no date or context.; 2) An opinion that ignores historical evidence.; 3) A conclusion that reverses cause and consequence.. To decide between them, students should separate, explain, weigh, link the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.
Common mistake
Avoid confusing Mormons
A common mistake is to write about Mormons as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in 1840-1895.
Anchor the answer to Part one: Expansion: opportunities and challenges, use precise evidence, and state whether Mormons is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.
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