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Date May 2021 Marks available 15 Reference code 21M.3op2.HL.TZ0.10
Level Higher level only Paper Paper 3 (History of the Americas) Time zone TZ0
Command term Evaluate Question number 10 Adapted from N/A

Question

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

Evaluate the impact of slave resistance and slave rebellions in British America before 1776.

Markscheme

The question requires that candidates make an appraisal of slave resistance and slave rebellions in British America before 1776, weighing up its impact or otherwise. Candidates may offer equal coverage of slave resistance and slave rebellions, or they may prioritize their evaluation of one. However, both aspects will be a feature of the response. Candidates may refer to methods of slave resistance such as breaking tools or sabotaging production and their impact on productivity. They may evaluate the impact of slave resistance to Christianity and European cultural values and the emergence of syncretism and transculturation. They may evaluate the impact of the Stono Rebellion of 1739, such as the passing of the Negro Act. Other relevant factors may be addressed, for example runaway slaves, but with a focus on the issue in the question. Candidates’ opinions or conclusions will be presented clearly and supported by appropriate evidence.

Examiners report

The question required that candidates make an appraisal of slave resistance and slave rebellions in British America before 1776. Responses infrequently applied specific rebellions from the appropriate time period or limited the example to British America. There was often more relevant knowledge as to methods of resistance than specific rebellions.

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)
HL options: first exams 2017 » HL option 2: History of the Americas
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