History A-Level
Governorship and reform
What Governorship and reform means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Governorship and reform
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Lachlan Macquarie governed from 1810 to 1821 and believed ex-convicts could be reformed and integrated, granting land to emancipists.
Topics that use Governorship and reform
- Paper 3, Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 - 2 The birth of British Australia, 1788–1829 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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