Primary vs Secondary
Question: What is a primary source?
A) A fake story
B) A secondhand report
C) A first-hand account of an event
D) A timeline
✅ Correct Answer: C) A first-hand account of an event
Question: What do historians study?
A) The future
B) Sports only
C) The past and how people lived
D) Only science
✅ Correct Answer: C) The past and how people lived
Question: What is a “cause” in history?
A) What happens after an event
B) The person who started the war
C) The reason something happens
D) A type of map
Correct Answer: C) The reason something happens
Question: What is a timeline used for?
A) To tell jokes
B) To show when events happened in order
C) To make a map
D) To show how old someone is
Correct Answer: B) To show when events happened in order
Question: Why did the colonists dump tea into the harbor during the Boston Tea Party?
A) They wanted free tea
B) They hated tea
C) They were protesting taxes
D) They were celebrating
Correct Answer: C) They were protesting taxes
Question: Which of these is a primary source?
A) A textbook
B) A YouTube documentary
C) A letter written during the Civil War
D) A history website
✅ Correct Answer: C) A letter written during the Civil War
Question: What is a historical source?
A) A school lunch menu
B) Something that gives information about the past
C) A story you made up
D) A weather report
✅ Correct Answer: B) Something that gives information about the past
Question: What is an “effect” in history?
A) The person who won a battle
B) The result of an event
C) A type of document
D) The start of a timeline
✅ Correct Answer: B) The result of an event
Question: Which date happened first?
A) 1776
B) 1492
C) 1865
D) 2001
✅ Correct Answer: B) 1492
What did the colonists do during the Boston Tea Party?
A) Wrote letters
B) Burned British ships
C) Dumped tea into the harbor
D) Held a parade
Correct Answer: C) Dumped tea into the harbor
Question: What is a secondary source?
A) A source made at the time of the event
B) A type of ancient map
C) A modern account written after the event
D) A law
✅ Correct Answer: C) A modern account written after the event
Question: What is the difference between fact and opinion in history?
A) Facts are what people feel, opinions are what happened
B) Facts are proven true, opinions are what someone believes
C) There is no difference
D) Opinions are always wrong
✅ Correct Answer: B) Facts are proven true, opinions are what someone believes
Question: What was one cause of the Boston Tea Party?
A) The colonists wanted to move west
B) The colonists didn’t like taxes on tea
C) The colonists liked dressing up
D) Britain told them to do it
✅ Correct Answer: B) The colonists didn’t like taxes on tea
Question: What does "chronological order" mean?
A) In alphabetical order
B) From newest to oldest
C) In the order events happened
D) Random order
C) In the order events happened
Question: What was Britain’s response to the Boston Tea Party?
A) Gave the colonies more tea
B) Ignored it
C) Passed the Intolerable Acts
D) Thanked the colonists
Correct Answer: C) Passed the Intolerable Acts
Question: Which one is a secondary source?
A) A speech from 1776
B) A newspaper from 1776
C) A biography of George Washington
D) A diary entry
✅ Correct Answer: C) A biography of George Washington
Question: Why is it important to use more than one source in history?
A) To get all the snacks
B) So you can copy answers
C) To get a fuller and more accurate picture
D) It’s not important
✅ Correct Answer: C) To get a fuller and more accurate picture
Question: What was one effect of the Boston Tea Party?
A) Britain lowered the price of tea
B) Colonists were rewarded
C) Britain passed harsh laws
D) Tea became illegal
✅ Correct Answer: C) Britain passed harsh laws
Question: If an event happened in 1620 and another in 1607, which came first?
A) 1620
B) 1607
C) They happened at the same time
D) You can’t tell
✅ Correct Answer: B) 1607
Question: What was one effect of the Boston Tea Party?
A) Colonists got free tea
B) British punished the colonists
C) It ended the war
D) It started a tea company
Correct Answer: B) British punished the colonists
Question: Why do historians use both primary and secondary sources?
A) To get confused
B) To make their work faster
C) To get different perspectives and more information
D) Because they don’t trust the past
✅ Correct Answer: C) To get different perspectives and more information
Question: What does it mean to think like a historian?
A) To memorize names and dates only
B) To play pretend
C) To ask questions, examine evidence, and make connections
D) To write fiction stories
✅ Correct Answer: C) To ask questions, examine evidence, and make connections
Question: Which sentence best shows cause and effect?
A) The colonists wore red coats.
B) The colonists dumped tea because of unfair taxes.
C) Tea is a popular drink.
D) The king lived in England.
✅ Correct Answer: B) The colonists dumped tea because of unfair taxes.
Question: Why are timelines important in history?
A) They show who was the most powerful
B) They are fun to look at
C) They help us understand how events connect over time
D) They make stories sound cool
Correct Answer: C) They help us understand how events connect over time
Question: What year did the Boston Tea Party happen?
A) 1770
B) 1773
C) 1776
D) 1781
Correct Answer: B) 1773