Semester 1 History Review

1. Which is not an example of a historical thinking skill?

• a. Analyzing historical sources and evidence.

• b. Chronological reasoning

• c. Creating and supporting historical arguments

• d. Taking notes

It is important to use more than one source when comparing an event in history?

• True

• False

What are the major differences between primary and secondary sources?

• Primary has seen the event and Secondary has just heard about it.

• Primary has heard about it and Secondary has seen the event.

It is important to know the author's perspective so you can understand their emotions and thoughts in that moment in history.

• True

• False

How is an argument made stronger using supportive historical details?  

• It gives the outcome and the consequences.

• It is entertaining

• It will make you smile.

• It's funny.

What impact did European settlement have on Native Americans during the colonial period?  Can pick more than one answer.

• Loss of land

• Disease

• Enforced laws which violated their culture.

• Shorter party time.

What were European explorers actually looking for when they started the “age of exploration?” 

• They were trying to find a faster way to go to eastern parts of Asia.

• They were trying to find gold.

• They were excited to eat cheeseburgers.

• None of the above.

Why was slavery first introduced into the New World?  

• The population was small.

• Slavery was introduced because people in the south were having trouble finding people willing to work for them.  

• People wanted to introduce a new culture into the US.

 

What was the Middle Passage?

• It was the one in the middle of the ocean.

• It was the one that went from NY to CA

• The stage of the Atlantic slave trade was millions of enslaved Africans were transported to the Americas as part of the triangular slave trade. 

 

What was the first successful European colony in the New World?  

• Jamestown

• Jacksonville

• Jackson

• Jefferson City