Unit 1 Study Guide

Which of the following is an example of an artifact that a historian might use to reconstruct a Civil War battle?

• A modern song written about the Civil War

• an interview with the grandson of one of the soldiers

• a modern map of the battlefield site

• an bullet found on the battlefield from the war

What is one difference between primary and secondary sources?

• Secondary sources usually reflect signs of bias; primary sources do not

• Secondary sources are usually written documents; primary sources are not

• Primary sources are usually eyewitness accounts; secondary sources are not

• Primary sources usually include historical interpretation; secondary sources do not.

In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King gave his “I have a dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.. What historical connection do you think Dr. King was attempting to underscore by giving his speech at the Lincoln Memorial?

• the connection between the oppression of Jews in Eastern Europe and the civil rights movement

• the connection between the civil rights movement and President Abraham Lincoln’s efforts to end slavery

• . the connection between Mahatma Gandhi’s Indian independence movement and the civil rights movement

When studying a historical event, what is the first step in a historian’s process?

• coming up with question he or she hopes to answer or the problem he or she wishes to solve

• collecting evidence pertaining to the historical subject he or she is studying

• a reconstruction and interpretation of the past

• a hypothesis that can either be proved or disproved

Why do historians establish a chronology, or sequence of events in time?

• They can identify causes and effects among different events by looking at when they happened

• When historians are certain of the correct order of events, they are better able to make connections among them.

• They can begin to look for long-range changes and trends that may have developed over many years or even decades.

• all of the above

Which of the following is the more challenging part of a historian’s task?

• to establish a chronology, or a sequence of events in time

• to interpret the past—to produce a story that helps readers draw meaning from history

• to collect all the evidence pertaining to a specific historical event

Why is history worth studying?

• The study of history helps develop essential critical thinking skills

• The more we learn today about the errors of the past, the better chance we have of avoiding them in the future.

• The study of history can help us develop empathy for others.

• all of the above

What is important for historians to keep in mind when they are collecting evidence?

• that the end goal is to create a chronicle

• to consider the points of view and biases of the people who created their sources

• to accept all primary sources as truth

Why was the ideal of equality problematic in 1776?

• . It did not include any labor rights

• It excluded African Americans, American Indians, and women.

• It created different social classes

• . It only targeted wealthy males

How do we define governments that receive their “just powers” to rule from the “consent of the governed”?

• monarchies

• dictatorships

• democracies

• communist