Historical Inquiry Vocab Quiz

A textbook about WWII.

A diary written by a soldier during WWII.

A modern movie about WWII.

A teacher's lecture about WWII.

A photograph taken at the Boston Tea Party.

A newspaper article written in 1776.

A history book about the American Revolution,.

A letter from George Washington.

An opinion someone has.

Information that supports an idea or claim.

A made up story.

A guess about the past.

A website with no author or date.

A history blog written by a 7th grader.

A book published by a well known historian.

A random social media post.

There is not enough evidence to support the claim.

There is just the right amount of evidence to prove the claim.

The evidence is fake.

The evidence is interesting but unrelated.

Using weather reports to prove who won the war.

Using battle maps to show why the Union won at Gettysburg.

Using a recipe book to explain why soldiers fought in WWI.

Using a movie script to explain the Boston Tea Party.

The main argument or statement someone makes.

Extra details in an essay.

A type of evidence.

The opposite of an opinion.

A reason why your claim is correct.

The opposite argument to your claim.

A random fact that supports your thesis.

A paragraph without evidence.

A news article that presents both sides fairly.

A historian who only shares facts.

A source that favors one side or opinion over another.

A dictionary definition.

The date it is written.

The ways the source may be incomplete or not fully reliable.

The main idea of the source.

The number of pages in the source.