Historical Thinking Skills Assessment

Which of the following is a key historical thinking skill assessed in AP History exams?

• Memorization of dates

• Historical causation

• Artistic interpretation

• Mathematical analysis

What is the primary focus of the historical thinking skill known as "causation"?

• Comparing different historical events.

• Analyzing what stayed the same over time.

• Identifying and evaluating the causes and effects of historical events.

• Dividing history into distinct periods.

Which of the following questions would require the application of historical causation skills?

• How did the daily lives of Native Americans change or stay the same after 1492?

• What were the reasons for the French and Indian War's impact on the relationship between Great Britain and its colonies?

• How do the New England colonies compare to the Chesapeake colonies in terms of development?

• What are the key characteristics of the period from 1754-1776?

What does the historical thinking skill "Continuity and Change Over Time" primarily involve?

• Explaining why historical events happened.

• Determining what changed and what remained the same across different time periods.

• Comparing different historical interpretations.

• Analyzing the geographical impact on historical developments.

What skill involves evaluating how English, Spanish, and French colonists maintained continuity and fostered change within Native American populations from 1492-1700?

• Causation

• Comparison

• Continuity and Change Over Time

• Periodization

Which historical thinking skill requires identifying and analyzing similarities and differences between historical events, time periods, or geographic areas?

• Causation

• Comparison

• Contextualization

• Periodization

What historical thinking skill would be used to analyze the similarities and differences in the colonization of North America by the Spanish, French, and British in the 16th and 17th centuries?

• Causation

• Comparison

• Continuity and Change Over Time

• Periodization

Which historical thinking skill focuses on evaluating whether an event or date can be considered a turning point in history by examining how things were before and after it?

• Causation

• Contextualization

• Periodization

• Synthesis