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Exploration and Expansion: Sir Walter Raleigh

History
Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
8 questions
~16 mins
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A source analysis worksheet focusing on Sir Walter Raleigh's role in exploration and expansion, encouraging students to analyse primary sources for content, provenance, and usefulness.

Topics covered:

#History
#Analyse the reliability of primary sources related to Raleigh.
#Standard
#Exploration and Expansion
#Source Analysis (Text)
#Raleigh
#Explain the motives behind Raleigh's explorations.
#Compare different perspectives on Raleigh's achievements.

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Exploration and Expansion: Sir Walter Raleigh

Subject: HistoryGrade: Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Grade Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Source Analysis: Sir Walter Raleigh's Expedition

Source A: Raleigh's Report on the Roanoke Expedition

"Our voyage to the New World was undertaken with great hope of discovering new lands and riches. The Queen's encouragement and our own ambitions drove us forward. We encountered numerous difficulties, including rough seas and hostile natives, but we persisted in our search for a suitable colony. We believed that establishing a settlement would bring wealth and glory to England and prove the superiority of our nation over others. Our efforts were met with mixed success, but the potential for wealth and expansion remained our main motivations." Provenance: Sir Walter Raleigh, 1585, report to Queen Elizabeth I

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Questions

1.
What does Source A say about Raleigh's reasons for exploring the New World? (3 marks)
[3 marks]
2.
Outline the challenges Raleigh's expedition faced according to Source A. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
3.
Compare the reasons Raleigh gives in Source A with what you know about other explorers' motives. (6 marks)
[6 marks]
4.
Explain how the provenance of Source A affects its usefulness for understanding Raleigh's expedition. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
5.
Analyse the reliability of Source A as a primary source about Raleigh's expedition. (5 marks)
[5 marks]
6.
Compare Source A with a different perspective or account of Raleigh's expedition you have studied. How do they differ? (6 marks)
[6 marks]
7.
Outline the significance of Raleigh's exploration for England's expansion efforts. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
8.
Explain how Raleigh's expeditions reflected the broader goals of English exploration during this period. (4 marks)
[4 marks]

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