History GCSE
Open range
What Open range means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Open range
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A system that came to an end after the winter of 1886–87, replaced by smaller plots of land fenced with barbed wire.
Topics that use Open range
- Option P3: Key topic 3: Later developments in the West, c1876–c1895 - 1 Changes in farming, the cattle industry and settlement (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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