Canadian History Introduction

What is history?

• a) every event and action that happened in the past

• b) a collection of stories about the past

• c) the events and actions from the past that has been recorded

• d) an expert or historian’s interpretation of historical evidence

• e) both c and d are correct

 Historians interpret evidence by:

• a) looking at the past

• b) analyzing the historical evidence from primary and secondary sources and using their own knowledge to draw conclusions about the past 

• c) applying the inquiry process and the historical thinking concepts 

• d) judging the people, events and things from the past

• e) both b and c are correct

Treaties are:

• a) agreements between nations or groups of people about what their rights and obligations are

• b) created through consensus  

• c) contracts that have been documented

• d) all of the above

• e) none of the above

The Treaty of Niagara:

• a) was the first treaty signed in Canada

• b) was signed between the Anishinabek Nation and The British Crown in 1764

• c) was the result of The Royal Proclamation of 1763 

• d) is documented by Wampum Belt depicting the covenant chain

• e) all of the above

 Tecumseh:

• a) formed an Indigenous Confederacy that joined all the First Nations surrounding the Great Lakes

• b) formed an alliance against the British

• c) was a famous Mi'kmaq soldier

• d) formed an alliance with the French

True or False: The Six Nations of The Grand River protested the building of a shopping mall in Caledonia Ontario

• True

• False

True or False: Letters and diaries are examples of secondary sources.

• True

• False

True or False: Historians write a story based on their interpretation of historical evidence.

• True

• False

True or False: Historians must apply both the historical inquiry process and historical thinking concepts when 

    investigating the past so they limit bias.

• True

• False

True or False: An encyclopedia page about an event from the past is an example of primary source evidence.

• True

• False