HISTORICAL THINKING SKILLS CHRONOLOGY AND CONTEXTUALIZATION

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ON YOUR NOTES, PUT THE FOLLOWING EVENTS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER ON THE TIMELINECivil War Begins

George Washington is unanimously elected President

War of 1812 ends

The Cherokee are forced westward on the Trail of Tears

Columbus discovers the Americas

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Civil War Begins

Trail of Tears

End of War of 1812

Washington elected

Columbus discovered the Americas

CHRONOLOGICAL REASONING

When events occurred and in what temporal order

Cause: a person or thing that acts, happens or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect

Effect: something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence

HISTORICAL CAUSATION: THE ATTEMPT TO TRACE CURRENT AND HISTORICAL EVENTS TO THEIR ROOT CAUSES

IN YOUR GROUP

1.Make a list of as many things you can think of in American history.

2.Divide those events into time periods

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Periodization: organizing history into periods and identifying turning points

Turning point: an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend.

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http://www.learner.org/courses/amerhistory/interactives/artifacts/mask_creator-01.html

CONTEXTUALIZATION

Putting an event or region into the political, social, cultural, and economic setting for a particular idea or event, in order to better understand something