Chapter 9 Area of study 2, 1776–1789: Exam questions and answers

Sample question: Visual analysis

Source 9.5 Image of Shays’ Rebellion being put down by General Lincoln

a Name two groups that are represented in the drawing.

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Chapter 9 Area of study 2, 1776–1789: Exam questions and answers

b Name two ways the representation portrays opposition to the Massachusetts Government.

c Using your own knowledge and the document explain the causes of the event depicted in the representation.

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Chapter 9 Area of study 2, 1776–1789: Exam questions and answers

d To what extent is this representation useful in understanding the problems within the New Society in 1783–86? Refer to other historians’ views.

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