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Date November 2019 Marks available 15 Reference code 19N.3op2.HL.TZ0.10
Level Higher level only Paper Paper 3 (History of the Americas) Time zone TZ0
Command term Discuss Question number 10 Adapted from N/A

Question

Section 5: Slavery and the New World (1500–1800)

Discuss the nature and impact of slave rebellions.

Markscheme

The question requires that candidates offer a considered and balanced review of the nature and impact of slave rebellions. Nature may predate the timeframe, but it must be clearly linked to the issue raised in the question. Impact may extend beyond the timeframe, but it must be clearly linked to the issue raised in the question. Candidates may offer equal coverage of nature and impact, or they may prioritize their discussion of one of them. However, both aspects will be a feature of the response. A comparative approach may or may not be used. Candidates may discuss the extent to which slave rebellions were violent, popular or spontaneous in nature. For impact, candidates may discuss the extent of success of the rebellions, their impact on slave legislation or their contributions to further rebellions in other regions of the Americas. While other relevant factors, such as the Haitian Revolution (1791–1804), may be referred to, the bulk of the response will remain on the issue raised in the question.

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Syllabus sections

HL options: first exams 2017 » HL option 2: History of the Americas » 5: Slavery and the New World (1500–1800) » Slave resistance and slave rebellions
HL options: first exams 2017 » HL option 2: History of the Americas » 5: Slavery and the New World (1500–1800)
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