GENERAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
SOCIAL SCIENCES
HISTORY
PAPER 2
EXAMINATION
MARCH 2016
GRADE 8
MARKS:
50
DURATION: 1 HOUR
Social Sciences Grade 8 History Paper 2
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March 2016
SOCIAL SCIENCES: HISTORY
GRADE 8
MARCH 2016
DURATION: 1 HOUR
TOTAL 50
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. This question paper consists of TWO compulsory question
2. Number your answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question
paper.
3. Study all sources and texts provided carefully as they contain many clues that will guide
you with the answering of the questions.
4. Take note of the mark allocation for each question to guide you as to how to answer.
5. Write neatly and legibly.
6. Please leave a line open after each answer.
7. This question paper consists of 7 pages excluding the cover page.
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QUESTION 1
Key Question: What effect did the Industrial Revolution have on the British economy
and society?
1.1 Use SOURCE 1A and your own knowledge to answer the questions that follow:
SOURCE1 A
A
B
C
D
E
F
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1.1.1 Explain the concept/term "domestic system or cottage industries"
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(1x2=2)
1.1.2 Which of the following statements is are CORRECT/RIGHT? Write
down the question number and the letter of the correct answer.
e.g. 1.1.2 D
A. Most people in Britain lived in cities before 1700.
B. The triangular trade between Britain, West Africa and the
Americas created wealth in Britain that was used for
new inventions leading to the Industrial Revolution.
C. Slaves were imported from West Africa to Britain after 1700
to work in factories.
(1x2=2)
1.1.3 Arrange the drawings in SOURCE 1A according to BEFORE and
AFTER the Industrial Revolution. Write BEFORE and the letters of
the relevant pictures and AFTER and the letters of the relevant pictures.
e.g. Before: D,G,F. After: A,C,E.
(2x2=4)
1.1.4 Explain what is meant by the “enclosure system” in Britain.
(2x2=4)
1.1.5 Explain in your own words how the ENCLOSURE SYSTEM and laws
effected the lives of SMALL farmers/peasants.
(2x2=4)
1.1.6 With what system was the cottage/domestic industry replaced for many
workers after1750?
(1x2=2)
1.1.7 Which statement is NOT CORRECT/WRONG? Just write the question
number and the letter of the correct response e.g. 1.1.7 D.
A. After 1750 the British population became more urbanised.
B. Britain changed from an agricultural based economy to an industrial
based economy after 1750.
C. Farms/agriculture produced less after 1750, because many people
went to work in cities.
(1x2=2)
(20)
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1.2 Use SOURCE 1B, 1C and your own knowledge to answer the questions that follow:
SOURCE 1B
The working conditions in the mines were horrible, to say the least. Furthermore, women and
children were employed as they could be paid lower wages than adult male workers. Child
labourers possessed another advantage - they could easily crawl through the narrow passages
in the mines. The situation in the factories was not very different. The workers could not bargain
for better conditions and payments, as there was an abundant supply of workers available in the
form of displaced peasants and farmers. If one would protest, he would be fired, and there was
always someone else ready to replace him. The capitalists became richer by the day. Using their
wealth, they were influencing the policies and laws of the government. This influence was
naturally harmful to the labour class. This led to the organization of labour unions, and
subsequently to the development of the concept of socialism. The migration of such a huge
population to the cities resulted in the overcrowding of cities and the development of slums.
This, along with the deplorable living conditions, caused many other problems like alcoholism
etc.
(Adapted from: guymathewsindustrial.com.au)
SOURCE 1C
The economic changes in Britain after 1750 had a major effect on the British society. The wealth
created by the Industrial Revolution slowly spread throughout the British society to more people
and created a wealthy middle class of merchants (traders), farmers and professional people like
doctors, lawyers etc. More money became available to finance inventions in different fields that
improved the general standard if life in Britain. The income of the government increased through
taxation. This was used to improve the lives of citizens, for example, laws introduced during the
19th century stated that all children must be educated for a certain number of hours and laid the
foundation for universal education of all children later. More jobs were created for a growing
population. During the 19th century worker unions, organised labour, gained political influence
and were able to improve working conditions for workers. The Industrial Revolution created a
modern society that had much more luxuries than the previous dispensation and more people
gained from these changes in the long run.
Adapted and summarised from: http://whskim.pbworks.com/w/page/7453198/
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1.2.1 Explain the meaning of the term "trade Union"
(1x2=2)
1.2.2 Name TWO NEGATIVE consequences of the Industrial Revolution
according to SOURCE 1B.
(2x2=4)
1.2.3 Name TWO POSITIVE consequences of the Industrial Revolution
according to SOURCE 1C.
(2x2=4)
1.2.4 What was the name of the first trade union that was formed in Britain.
(1x1=1)
1.2.5 What was the worker resistance in cities before 1812 called, when
workers broke into factories and destroyed machines?
(1x1=1)
1.2.6 Which social class according to SOURCE 1B gained most from the
Industrial Revolution in Britain?
(1x2=2)
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1.2.7 Identify which of SOURCE 1B or 1C is NEGATIVELY BIASED as far
as the consequences of the Industrial Revolution is concerned.
(1x2=2)
1.2.8 Provide ONE reason for your answer in question 1.2.7.
(1x2=2)
1.2.9 Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT/WRONG? Just write
the question number and the letter of the correct response e.g. 1.2.9 D.
A. The Industrial Revolution had a negative effect for urbanised workers
during the period immediately after 1750.
B. Although the Industrial Revolution had negative short term effects, it
had positive effects in the long term for the majority of citizens in
Britain.
C. In the long term the Industrial Revolution only had negative effects for
workers and their children.
(1x2=2)
(20)
QUESTION 2
Key question: What was the Indentured labour system and how were these
workers treated in Natal?
2.1 Use SOURCE 2A and your own knowledge to answer the questions that follow:
SOURCE 2A contains the rules for the protection of Indian indentured workers in 1842 from
Not slave, Not free - C Malherbe and U. Mesthrie; Shuter and Shuter, Pietermaritzburg, 1892.
SOURCE 2A
Ships that carried workers from India had to be clean and safe.
Workers had to receive good food, a fair wage (salary) and medical care.
Contracts were signed for one year (changed to 3 years in 1949; and to 5 years in 1862),
after which workers could change employer or return to India if they wished.
( Adapted from: Viva Social Sciences F Ebrahim et al. Vivlia 2013)
2.1.1 Explain the concept/term "indentured worker"
(1x2=2)
2.1.2 Were these indentured workers forced to come and work in Natal?
(1x1=1)
2.1.3 Support your answer in question 2.1.2 with evidence from SOURCE 2A.
(1X1=1)
2.1.4 What evidence is there in SOURCE 2A that interest of Indian workers to
take up indentured labour did not reduce over the years.
(1x1=1)
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2.1.5 Write a correctly structured paragraph to answer the following question:
"The conditions under which Indian Indentured labour worked on Natal
farms did not adhere strictly to the rules in SOURCE 2A."
(5)
You can agree or disagree with the statement. Your paragraph must reflect
the following:
An introductory or topic sentence where you state you point of view
concerning the question.
Evidence to support your point of view in the introductory sentence.
A concluding sentence to state your finding as far as the question is
concerned.
(10)
GRAND TOTAL
7
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