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Which judgement is best supported?

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MCQ

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Topic

AC Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day

Question

  1. A. Caribbean is significant when tied to piracy.
  2. B. A broad opinion without context.
  3. C. A consequence described as a cause.
  4. D. An interpretation treated as factual evidence.

Answer

Chronology check: Caribbean is significant when tied to piracy. is the best answer. It fits Part two: Looking west within AC Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day and directly supports Study sugar and the Caribbean, including piracy, plunder, the slave trade, John Hawkins, Barbados and West Indies settlements and the economic and. Check this by using sequence, turning point, period, before, after, continuity, change; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

Explanation

The correct option is Caribbean is significant when tied to. This MCQ is about Which judgement is best supported, not just general recall. The correct option works because it matches the period context of Paper 2 Section A: Thematic studies and uses the same evidence base as Study sugar and the Caribbean, including piracy, plunder, the slave trade, John Hawkins, Barbados and West Indies settlements and the economic and. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A broad opinion without context.; 2) A consequence described as a cause.; 3) An interpretation treated as factual evidence.. To decide between them, students should place, order, connect, contrast the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.

Common mistake

Avoid confusing Caribbean

A common mistake is to write about Caribbean as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in c790 to the present day.

Anchor the answer to Part two: Looking west, use precise evidence, and state whether Caribbean is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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