Reading Historical Evidence (WH 1.1.5)

Which example describes a primary source?

• A movie about the lives of Charlemagne and his friend and attendant Einhard

• A biography of Charlemagne written by his friend and attendant Einhard in the early 9th century

• An article discussing the political actions of Charlemagne written by an American professor

• A painting of Charlemagne made by a Renaissance artist in the 15th century

Which example describes a primary source?

• An article about British prime minister Margaret Thatcher's role in the Cold War

• An analysis of a speech given by British prime minister Margaret Thatcher

• A memoir written by British prime minister Margaret Thatcher about her career

• A song written about the politics of British prime minister Margaret Thatcher

Which statement best represents the main idea of this source?

• Over 27 million people visited the Columbian Exposition.

• The U.S. population in 1893 was 65 million.

• The 1893 Columbian Exposition was very popular.

• The 1893 Columbian Exposition was in Chicago.

Who is the intended audience of this source?

• Americans living in the late 1800s

• People interested in Chicago history

• Elementary school students

• Students in an eighth-grade history class

Who is the intended audience of this source?

• People interested in World War I

• The soldier's mother

• Other World War I soldiers

• A World War I soldier

Which statement best represents the main idea of this source?

• Fighting in a World War I trench was boring and dangerous.

• Trenches were used extensively in World War I.

• Trenches are often dug almost 12 feet deep.

• The soldier's mother is worried about her son.

Which statement is an example of a fact?

• The United States was wrong to start the Mexican-American War to achieve Manifest Destiny.

• The Mexican-American War should be considered one of the greatest victories of the United States.

• Mexico's economic problems stem from its losses during the Mexican-American War.

• The United States gained large amounts of land because of the Mexican-American War.

Which statement is an example of an opinion?

• The United States gained large amounts of land because of the Mexican-American War.

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848, officially ended the Mexican-American War.

• The Mexican-American War should be considered one of the greatest victories of the United States.

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo established the Rio Grande as the border between the United States and Mexico.

Which statement about the credibility of this source is most accurate?

• This source is credible because it contains facts and information that are accurate.

• This source is not credible because it was not written by an expert in the field.

• This source is not credible because it contains more opinions than facts.

• This source is credible because it contains opinions that are shared by other authors.

Which statement about the credibility of this source is most accurate?

• The source is not credible because it does not contain the dates of the events.

• The source is credible because the author is an expert on indigenous people.

• The source is credible because it contains more facts than opinions.

• The source is not credible because it contains more opinions than facts.