History GCSE
Permanent Indian Frontier
What Permanent Indian Frontier means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The initial policy of separation that was breached as white migration increased and was quickly undermined by white migration along trails crossing Indian lands.
Topics that use Permanent Indian Frontier
- Option P3: Key topic 1: The early settlement of the West, c1835–c1862 - 3 Conflict and tension (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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