Historical Thinking

What is a secondary source?

• A source from someone or something that was at the actual event

• A bullet found at a battle site

• An article about the Civil War

• A photograph of the event happening

Which one on these statements is NOT true about why we study history?

• So we can develop empathy for others

• It helps develop critical thinking skills

• So we can identify geographical items of interest

• Helps us prepare for the future

One example of a primary source is a:

• a biography of a president

• An American History textbook

• the play "Hamilton"

• a diary of a woman during the Civil War

Interpreting historical events means to assign meaning or significance about them.

• True

• False

How was it possible that three historians all had different, but true interpretations of Christopher Columbus?

• They were biased

• They used different primary sources

• They emphasized different facts about Columbus

• They focused on varying aspects of his sailing ability

Which of these is the most challenging part of a historian's process?

• Collecting evidence and artifacts

• Dertermining if a source is primary or secondary

• Creating a historical question to answer

• To create a historical interpretation

Why is it important for historians to establish timelines or a chronology?

• They can look at long range changes and trends that have developed over decades

• They can make connections between events

• They can identify cause and effects among different events

• All the above

Which one of these statements is not true about historians considering evidence or or sources?

• To value primary sources over secondary

• The viewspoint and biases of those people who created the source

• The end goal is to create a book or chronicle

What historical connection was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. making when he chose to give his famous, “I Have a Dream,” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.?

• The connection between Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves and the Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s

• The connection between the nuclear arms race and the end of World War II

• The connection between the American Revolution and oppressive governments and kings

• The connection between the struggle for labor unions in the 1920’s and workers issues in the 1970’s.

A button from a jacket of a uniform of a soldier would be considered:

• A secondary source

• A fossil

• biased

• A primary source