Mrs. Davidson's History Review

History Detectives

100

Who is a historian?

A person who studies and interprets the past.

200

What do historians use to learn about the past? 

A. Evidence and sources
B. Predictions
C. Only maps
D. Only textbooks

A. Evidence and sources

300

True or False: 

Historians only study famous people and major wars.

False

400

A historian finds an old photograph from 1945. What might the photograph help the historian learn?

What people, places, clothing, events, or life looked like during that time.

500

Why might a historian examine more than one source when studying an event?

To compare information and get a more complete or accurate understanding of what happened.

Primary or Secondary?

100

A diary written by a soldier during a war is what type of source?

Primary source

200

A history textbook written many years after the Civil War is what type of source?

Secondary source

300

A photograph taken during an important historical event is what type of source?

Primary source

400

A documentary created in 2025 about the American Revolution is what type of source?

Secondary source

500

You are studying a famous speech from 1963. Which would be the best primary source?

A. A textbook describing the speech
B. A recording of the original speech
C. A website summarizing the speech
D. A documentary made years later

B. A recording of the original speech

Name that region

100

How many major U.S. regions have we been studying?

5

200

Pennsylvania is located in which U.S. region?

Northeast

300

Florida and Georgia are part of which U.S. region?

Southeast

400

California, Oregon, and Washington are part of which U.S. region?

West

500

Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois belong to which U.S. region?

Midwest

States & Capitals

100

What is the capital of Pennsylvania?

Harrisburg

200

What is the capital of New York?

A. New York City
B. Albany
C. Buffalo
D. Syracuse

A. New York City

300

What is the capital of California?

Sacramento 

400

What is the capital of Texas?

Austin

500

What is the capital of Florida? 

A. Miami
B. Orlando
C. Tallahassee
D. Tampa

C. Tallahassee

Guess that State

100

I am home to Disney World and I'm shaped like a peninsula. What state am I?

Florida

200

I am shaped like a mitten 

Michigan

300

I am home to Hollywood and I'm located on the Pacific Coast. What state am I?

California

400

I am home to the city of Chicago and located in the Midwest. What state am I?

Illinois

500

I am in the Midwest. My abbreviation is NE, and my capital is Lincoln. What state am I?

Nebraska