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WorksheetsUsing Historical Context - Welch @ HOME
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What are ways to identify points of view using historical context? (Click all that apply)
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
What is NOT a good reason to identify WHO was involved?
You can identify their point of view
You can identify the outcome of the speech
You can identify their motivations
You can identify their personal characterisitics
Why is it important to identify the WHEN or the time period?
You can analyze the culture, language, and customs of the time period
You will be able to link historical figures to the speech
You can predict the outcome of the historical event
It helps you understand how the government influenced the way of life during the time period.
Why is it important to use a graphic organizer to organize your information?
It helps you determine the type of government in control during the time period
It will show of a major historical event ended
It helps to organize the information to understand the motivation of the person/group in the speech
Organizing is great for studying history
Using the quote to the left, WHO was the author of these words?
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Malcolm X
Micheal Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
When was this speech given?
1950
1960
1990
1900
What major historical event was happening during the same time this speech was given?
The War of 1812
The Progressive Movement
The Civil War
The Civil Rights Movement
Why is the time period important to Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech?
It shows that African Americans were still not given equal rights
It shows that MLK thought black people were equal to whites
According to this excerpt, who won the Battle of San Jacinto?
Santa Anna
Sam Houston
What did Sam Houston gain by defeating Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto?
Sam Houston became the King of Mexico
Texas became an independent territory
Santa Anna was exiled to the island of Puerto Rico
Texas was given back to the country of Mexico
