Year 9  Summer Exams

History Revision

Section A: Plantation of Ulster

  • Be aware of the counties of Ulster.
  • Be able to label a map of Ulster.
  • Understand the reasons behind the Plantation and the groups of people the government hoped to encourage to relocate.
  • Read each source carefully.
  • Remember to use examples to support your argument.
  • You will be asked to compare sources and to comment on the reliability of sources (think about who the author of the source may have been).

Section B: Execution of Charles I

  • Read each source carefully.
  • Read the question carefully.
  • Use short quotes from the sources to support your arguments.
  • Be aware of the advantages and disadvantages of eye-witness accounts as historical evidence.

 

Section C: Cromwell in Ireland

  • Have an understanding of Cromwell’s actions in Drogheda
  • Read the source thoroughly.
  • Answer in full sentences.
  • Use examples to support your answers.