History Detectives
Who is a historian?
A person who studies and interprets the past.
A diary written by a soldier during a war is what type of source?
Primary source
How many major U.S. regions have we been studying?
5
What is the capital of Pennsylvania?
Harrisburg
I am home to Disney World and I'm shaped like a peninsula. What state am I?
Florida
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
A history textbook written many years after the Civil War is what type of source?
Secondary source
Pennsylvania is located in which U.S. region?
Northeast
What is the capital of New York?
A. New York City
B. Albany
C. Buffalo
D. Syracuse
A. New York City
I am shaped like a mitten
Michigan
True or False:
Historians only study famous people and major wars.
False
A photograph taken during an important historical event is what type of source?
Primary source
Florida and Georgia are part of which U.S. region?
Southeast
What is the capital of California?
Sacramento
I am home to Hollywood and I'm located on the Pacific Coast. What state am I?
California
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.
A documentary created in 2025 about the American Revolution is what type of source?
Secondary source
California, Oregon, and Washington are part of which U.S. region?
West
What is the capital of Texas?
Austin
I am home to the city of Chicago and located in the Midwest. What state am I?
Illinois
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.
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
Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois belong to which U.S. region?
Midwest
What is the capital of Florida?
A. Miami
B. Orlando
C. Tallahassee
D. Tampa
C. Tallahassee
I am in the Midwest. My abbreviation is NE, and my capital is Lincoln. What state am I?
Nebraska