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Book SynopsisOxford Revise Edexcel GCSE History: The American West, c1835-c1895 is a complete revision and practice book covering the full topic specification, with everything you need to know to revise for this choice of period topic. Each area is clearly covered, from the beliefs of indigenous peoples to changes to their way of life. You will build your confidence for the exam across all topics. By working through the Knowledge - Retrieval - Practice sections, you will be using proven ways to revise, check and recall so that what you revise sticks in your memory. Knowledge Organisers arrange the information you need to revise helping you to make connections with what you already know. Timelines and charts are used so that key information is presented in a meaningful way. An online glossary helps you to learn the definitions to key terms. Use Retrieval questions to check that you have remembered what you have just revised before moving on to the exam practice. Regular retrieval questions help to
Table of Contents1: Indigenous peoples: their beliefs and ways of life 2: Migration and early settlement 3: Early settlement: conflict and tension 4: The development of settlement in the West 5: Ranching and the cattle industry 6: Changes in the ways of life of indigenous peoples of the Plains 7: Changes in farming, the cattle industry and settlement 8: Lawlessness and conflict 9: Indigenous peoples of the Plains: further changes to their ways of life
