History GCSE
Land ownership
What Land ownership means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Land ownership
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Land could not be bought, sold, or owned by individuals, which clashed with white settler concepts of property.
Topics that use Land ownership
- Option P3: Key topic 1: The early settlement of the West, c1835–c1862 - 1 Indigenous peoples of the Plains: their beliefs and ways of life (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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Using Land ownership in the exam
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