Why History?
History is full of these—stories about real people just like us.
What are true stories?
These are firsthand accounts of events used by historians.
What are primary sources?
He’s often credited with “An educated citizenry is a vital requisite…,” though there’s no direct proof he said it.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The United States is described as this kind of republic.
What is a democratic constitutional republic?
As Americans, one primary thing we share is this.
What is our history?
Historians piece together evidence and informative these.
What are clues?
Studying history is compared to piecing together this big picture.
What is a jigsaw puzzle?
Name the published type listed alongside letters and diary entries.
What are newspaper articles?
Even without that exact wording, Jefferson’s proven ones of these echo the idea.
What are writings?
The power to make changes rests with these people who choose representatives.
Who are voters (citizens)?
Our common history reveals a struggle to live up to the ideals in these documents.
What are the founding documents?
People in history shared these two inner drivers, along with concerns.
What are emotions and motivations?
No one alive today can tell us exactly what happened when this group first set foot here.
Who were the Pilgrims?
These are physical remnants of objects from long ago.
What are artifacts?
This Roman statesman stressed sharing the truth so we can learn from mistakes.
Who is Cicero?
In countries ruled by monarchs or dictators, the people have this amount of power.
What is little to none?
This economic condition is listed alongside enslavement, displacement, and war.
What is poverty?
Understanding the story of how our country came to be helps us understand why these “are the way they are.”
What are things today (the present)?
The study of history contains a degree of this—“the unknown.”
What is mystery?
Historians use primary sources as these to reconstruct the past.
What are clues (items of evidence)?
This Spanish philosopher warned that those who don’t know history are “doomed to repeat it.”
Who is George Santayana?
The U.S. is one of the oldest and most successful of these systems.
What are democracies?
Despite injustices, there have also been these “extraordinary” things.
What are achievements?
Generations of these have asked, “What’s the point of history?”
Who are students?
Knowing our history is knowing the story of how this country came to be.
What is the United States?
Primary sources help us get awfully ______ to what really happened.
What is close?
Name both thinkers cited to support the value of studying history.
Who are Cicero and George Santayana?
Continued success depends on citizens who are these three things.
What are educated, informed, and interested?
Learning about our nation’s past helps explain why many have done this to become American.
What is risk their lives?
Your study of American history is a step toward becoming part of this citizenry the founders envisioned.
What is the educated and informed citizenry?