Best Practices & Methodologies Flashcards
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Which statement from a speech is an opinion rather than a fact?
Answer: Reconstruction was the most successful program in American history
'Most successful' is a judgment that cannot be proven the same way as dates and events.
A student creates a timeline. Which order is correct?
Answer: Jamestown settled, Declaration of Independence, Louisiana Purchase, Civil War
Jamestown 1607, Declaration 1776, Louisiana Purchase 1803, Civil War 1861–65.
Why is a photograph from the Great Depression useful to historians?
Answer: It provides visual evidence of conditions but reflects the photographer's choices
Photographs are evidence but selection and framing reflect perspective.
Which source would best show how enslaved Virginians experienced life, from their own perspective?
Answer: Narratives recorded from formerly enslaved people
First-person narratives offer the perspective of those who lived it.
What is the purpose of a legend (key) on a historical map?
Answer: To explain the symbols and colors used
A legend decodes the map's symbols.
Comparing the economies of the Northern and Southern states before 1860 is an example of which skill?
Answer: Comparing and contrasting
Identifying similarities and differences is comparing and contrasting.
A historian concludes 'Virginia's tobacco economy encouraged the growth of slavery.' What should support this claim?
Answer: Evidence such as labor records, laws, and population data
Historical claims need supporting evidence from reliable sources.
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