Pearson Edexcel A Level · History (9HI0)

Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 3 written questions with worked solutions. All on Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914.

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Question 1

1 mark

Which of the following was a key feature of Lachlan Macquarie’s governorship in New South Wales between \(1810\) and \(1821\)?

Question 2

1 mark

During the 1898 conquest of the Sudan, which factor was most influential in General Kitchener’s victory at the Battle of Omdurman?

Question 3

1 mark

How did the 1842 Treaty of Nanking (Nanjing) transform the nature of British trade in the Far East?

Question 4

1 mark

Which strategic base was retained by Britain in 1783, serving as a vital naval link for the Royal Navy during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?

Question 5

1 mark

How did the repeal of the Navigation Acts in 1849 fundamentally alter the economic relationship between Britain and its colonies?

Question 6

2 marks

In the context of British Australia (1788–1829), why was the 1813 crossing of the Blue Mountains a significant turning point for the colony's development?

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Question 7

4 marks

Regarding the development of British Australia, why was the administration of Lachlan Macquarie (1810–21) significant for the social status of 'emancipists'?

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Question 8

6 marks

To what extent did the 1849 repeal of the Navigation Acts represent a final break from the protectionist trading patterns that had defined the First British Empire?

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