History GCSE
Annuities
What Annuities means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Annuities
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Payments given in exchange for allowing safe passage for migrants and building forts, as set out in the first Fort Laramie Treaty (1851).
Topics that use Annuities
- Option P3: Key topic 1: The early settlement of the West, c1835–c1862 - 3 Conflict and tension (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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Using Annuities in the exam
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