Texas History Unit 1A Vocabulary

Which of the following is a primary source?

• A letter written by a soldier during the Texas Revolution
• A biography written about Sam Houston
• A modern textbook on Texas History
• A map made in 2020 showing the Alamo

What is the purpose of a timeline?

• To compare regions
• To show when events happened in order
• To explain opinions
• To show population size

Which of the following is an example of bias?

• A map with a scale
• A Spanish explorer describing Native Texans unfairly
• A balanced summary of an event
• A list of historical dates

Which source is written by someone who was NOT at the event?

• Primary source
• Eyewitness report
• Secondary source
• Diary entry

What does the compass rose on a map show?

• Symbols and their meanings
• Distance and size
• Historical routes
• Directions like north, south, east, and west

What does 'cause and effect' help us understand in history?

• What people looked like
• When wars ended
• Why events happened and what happened next
• The tools people used

Which of these shows symbols and their meanings on a map?

• Compass rose
• Timeline
• Map key
• Scale

Which tool helps understand real-world distances on a map?

• Map key
• Compass rose
• Scale
• Legend

What is historical context?

• A list of battles
• The background events that help explain what happened
• The map of a place
• A newspaper article

What is point of view in a historical source?

• A type of map
• A list of facts
• A person's opinion or belief about an event
• A quote from a source