Apex 7.3.4 Practice

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Choose the best definition of historical causation.

• A connection between events in which the first event caused the events that followed.

• Information that helps prove whether an argument or statement is true

• The act of identifying relationships between two or more events in history

• A connection between events that does not necessarily mean one caused the other.

What option is the best definition of historical causation?

• A connection between events in which the first event caused the events that follow

• The act of convincing others that their perspective on an issue is correct.

• A connection between events that does not necessarily mean one caused the other

• The act of identifying relationships between tow or more events in history

When European explorers first arrived in the Americas, they brought new diseases with them. These diseases spread to indigenous people, leading to many deaths.

What is this an example of?

• Historical causation

• Historical correlation

• Historiography

• Historical sourcing

What is an example of historical causation?

• European explorers arriving in the Americas brought new diseases with them, which spread to indigenous people and caused many deaths.

• The changing weather between seasons causes many bird species to migrate south for the winter and lay their eggs in warmer climates

• Rainbows are caused by sunlight in specific atmospheric conditions

• People who left too early or too late on the Oregon Trail often died because of harsh weather conditions, lack of food, and disease

Which statement is the most likely conclusion you can draw from the cause-and-effect relationship shown in the diagram?

• Learning to domesticate plants and animals had little impact on human societies

• Humans decided to move around more after they learned how to domesticate plants and animals

• Learning to domesticate plants and animals changed the way humans lived.

• Humans continued to hunt and gather food even after they developed complex societies

Which statement is the most likely conclusion you can draw from the cause-and-effect relationship shown in the diagram?

• The British treatment of American colonists inspired support for the British king

• The British treatment of the American colonists was one of the causes of the American Revolution

• The British treatment of American colonists had no effect on daily life in the colonies

• The British treatment of American colonists inspired support for the British king.

Which statement is the most likely conclusion you can draw from the cause-and-effect relationship shown in the diagram?

• The Industrial Revolution made goods more expensive to produce

• The Industrial Revolution hurt the economy of the United States

• Americans enjoyed buying mass-produced goods

• The Industrial Revolution made goods cheaper to produce

Which statement is the most likely conclusion you can draw from the cause-and-effect relationship shown in the diagram?

• The Industrial Revolution made many workers move to the city

• The Industrial Revolution made factories produce goods more efficiently

• The Industrial Revolution made factories produce goods less efficiently

• The Industrial Revolution made many workers move to the city.

The Industrial Revolution was a time of great change for Great Britain...

According to Darcy Koenig's book The Lives of Children During the Industrial Revolution, many child workers died or were so seriously injured in childhood that they were unable to work as adults. And even children who didn't work in factories suffered because they were often forced to beg on the streets to make up for the low pay their parents earned in factories. The Industrial Revolution was a particularly bad time for children.

Which sentence best evaluates the credibility of this historical document?

• The historical argument is credible because it includes a strong claim and evidence from a credible source.

• The historical argument is not credible because it does not support the claim with evidence from a credible source

• The historical argument is credible because it makes the correct claim that children suffered during the Industrial Revolution

• The historical argument is not credible because it does not make a claim about children during the Industrial Revolution