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WorksheetsS.S. Understand the Past
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 4hrs 50mins
What does the primary source collection "The Rush for Gold" show about the gold rush?
what the Gold Rush looked like
people who went on the Gold RUsh
people who still pan for gold
why the Gold Rush was important
Why does the video "Nellie Tayloe Ross Day" use an interview with Mabel Brown?
to provide an autobiography
to provide historical context
to provide a primary source from history
to provide an opinion from an average citizen
Whose voice do you hear in the recording of the words, “Hear my voice...Alexander Graham Bell”?
an actor's
Alexander Graham Bell's
a historians's
Mrs. Scheich's
What is the purpose of the video "The First Phone Call" about the first phone call?
to show what Alexander Graham Bell's life was like
to show why the first phone call failed
to explain how Mr. Watson helped invent the phone
to explain how the first phone was invented
Whose voice do you hear saying the words, "Mr. Watson, come here," in the 1939 movie about Alexander Graham Bell?
a historian's
an actor's
Alexander Graham Bell's
Mr. Watson's
Look at this map. This map would be most helpful if you were researching which of the following?
the history of searching for gold in California
the history of art in California
the history of the Civil War
the history of U.S. maps
Look at this map. What does this map show?
the time period when the Gold Rush happened
the people who made money in the Gold Rush
the reasons that the Gold Rush happened
the places where people found gold during the Gold Rush
What types of sources are in the collection The Rush for Gold?
interviews and stories
expert reports
maps and globes
photographs and drawings
Look at this photograph. What does this photograph show?
Bell making a long-distance telephone call
Bell learning how to use a telephone
Bell using the first telephone
Bell showing how a telephone works
What does the collection of Alexander Graham Bell's family papers show?
what Alexander Graham Bell's voice sounded like
what Alexander Graham Bell's life was like
why Alexander Graham Bell was important
the inventions that helped create the first telephone
Alexander Graham Bell died in 1922. A movie was made about him in 1939. What type of source is that movie?
secondary source
oral history
primary source
interview
The video "The First Phone Call" was made by historians in 2016. What kind of source is it?
oral history
primary source
secondary source
interview
Why does the video "Nellie Tayloe Ross Day" show an interview with writer Mike Mackey?
to provide historical context
to provide an autobiography
to provide an average opinion
to provide a primary source
Which kinds of sources is a video of Nellie Tayloe Ross on her 100th birthday?
a primary source and secondary source
a secondary source
a primary source and an interview
a text source
Which sentence best explains how a movie about Nellie Tayloe Ross can use primary sources?
It can use historian’s ideas about Nellie Tayloe Ross.
It can use words from textbooks about Nellie Tayloe Ross.
It is a primary source about Nellie Tayloe Ross.
It can use interviews with Nellie Tayloe Ross.
Which of the following best describes a documentary film about Nellie Tayloe Ross?
autobiography
secondary source
newspaper
primary source
What does the Women's Suffrage College show about the causes for women getting the right to vote?
Only a few people had to work for the cause.
Many people worked hard for a long time
Only women wanted women's suffrage.
Photographs changed more people's mind than drawings.
What do the primary source photographs from the Women's Suffrage Collection show?
different points of view on women's suffrage
the most important suffrages
the end of the women's suffrage movement
the names of all the suffragettes
What was one positive effect of the Civil War?
Slavery was no longer allowed
The South left the Union
Abraham Lincoln was reelected
Cotton Prices rose
What happened to freed African Americans after the Civil War?
African American were given equal protection
African Americans were offered free education
African Americans were not able to buy land
African Americans all moved to the north
Look at this photograph. What does this photograph show about the place where the first flight took off?
It was on empty land
It was on an airport
It was crowded with people
It was in a city
How did Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony react to the Fifteenth Amendment?
They were against it because it did not apply to everyone
They were against it because it gave African Americans the right to vote
They were for it because it gave African Americans the right to vote
They were for it because it gave women the right to vote
Look at this photograph. What does this photograph show?
how the Wright brothers used a hill
why the first flight did not succeed
what the Wright brothers looked like
what the first flight looked like
Why did the Southern states leave the Union?
They wanted to fight against the states' rights
They did not feel part of the political pricess
They were part of the Republican party
They had the most political power
What does the video about women’s suffrage show?
what the most important suffragettes did
how wars affected women's suffrage
what the names of all the suffragettes were
how slavery related to women's suffrage
How did the anti-slavery convention affect Elizabeth Cady Stanton's role in the suffrage movement?
The people at the convention added women's suffrage to their list of goals.
She worked with another woman who had been excluded, and they fought for women's rights together.
The men at the convention helped Stanton create arguments for women's suffrage.
She met another woman when they participated in the convention, and they fought for women's rights together.
How were the Wright brothers able to build a working airplane?
through help from professors
by copying work that had already been done
through research and data collecting
by studying animals that flew
Did the Wright brothers have to build their own engine?
yes
No
The 1962 World's Fair showed ideas about what the _______ might be like.
1970's
past
21st century
What was a major theme of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle?
The history of Seattle and the surrounding region
How Seattle developed into a major American city
The best food and drink in 1960s Seattle
How the USA would be able to beat the Russians
What was a major theme of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle?
How the USA would be able to beat the Russians
The best food and drink in 1960s Seattle
How Seattle developed into a major American city
The history of Seattle and the surrounding region
The 1962 World's Fair showed ideas about what the _______ might be like.
21st century
past
1970s
What feeling about the 1962 World’s Fair does the TV commercial give?
fear
curiosity
excitement
happiness
In "A World's Fair Scrapbook," why did Jane go to the World's Fair?
to play with her band
to visit family members
to see the monorail
to learn about science
In "A World's Fair Scrapbook," what does Jane's letter to her parents best show?
what it was like to be in a band in 1962
what it was like to take a train in 1962
what it was like to travel in Seattle in 1962
what it was like to travel in Kansas in 1962
In "A World's Fair Scrapbook," what does Jane's letter to her parents best show?
what it was like to be in a band in 1962
what is was like to take a train in 1962
what it was like to travel in Seattle in 1962
what it was like to travel in Kansas in 1962
How does the TV Commercial for the 1962 World's Fair make it sound?
traditional
confusing
futuristic
old-fashioned
Review this document. Who would have found this document most useful?
a worker at the fair
a government employee
a Seattle businessperson
a visitor to the fair
What are the 1962 fairgrounds known as today?
The Monorail
Seattle Center
Century 21
World's Fair
Which exhibit at the 1962 World’s Fair cost money to visit?
The Fine Arts Exhibit
Commerce and Industry
The U.S. Science Pavilion
International Exhibits
What was the main focus of the Seattle World’s Fair?
movies
history
sciences
arts
Why would a current video inviting people to a conference in Seattle show the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair?
to compare this city with cities around the world
to explain why the city has a monument
to show the creation of the monorail
to connect the city's history with the present
Where did the monorail in Seattle start?
fairgrounds
Space Needle
Seattle Center
city center
How long did the 1962 World's Fair last?
one month
six months
six days
a week
How much did the 1962 World's Fair cost?
$10 million
$1 million
$100 million
$100,000
What does the World's Fair Exhibition Scrapbook best show?
what it was like to attend the World's Fair
what Seattle was like in 1962
what kinds of people came to the World's Fair
why the World's Fair was important to Seattle
