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Scholars influenced by the Progressive school of historical interpretation would most likely focus on
which of the following issues in a study of the U.S. Constitution? - The economic interests of delegates to
the Constitutional Convention
A historian would most likely use the term caste system in a study of - Socio Religious development in
early Indian civilization.
Which of the following phrases, if inserted into lines 3 and 4 below, would be most consistent with other
elements in this periodization scheme for the organization of Michigan history?
Natural history
French colonization
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Statehood - 1. British Possession
2. U.S. Territory
Which of the following sources would be most helpful to a colonial historian examining social
stratification in eighteenth century Boston? - Tax lists
A historian who is studying the Industrial Revolution from a gender perspective would likely find which
of the following topics most interesting to investigate? - Inventions that changed iron making and
machine tool production
Which of the following research questions would provide a basis for the most informative and
comprehensive study of the causes of the U.S. Civil War?
How did Abraham Lincoln win the 1860 presidential election with less than a majority of the popular
vote?
How extensive was northern investment in the South during the prewar period?
What effect did westward expansion have on intersectional relations in the United States during the
antebellum period?
, What proportion of the southern white population owned slaves before the Civil War? - What effect did
westward expansion have on intersectional relations in the United States during the antebellum period?
When examining a historical subject, which of the following steps in the research process should a
historian perform first?
-Select a research design for the study
-Review the secondary literature on the topic to be examined
-Forumulate a hypothesis for the study
-Create a system for organizing research data - Review the secondary literature on the topic to be
examined
Researchers can best asses a written primary source for bias and accuracy by:
Identifying the central questions addressed by the source
Using evidence from other sources to corroborate information presented in the source
Determining the date and geographic location of the author when the source was created
Comparing information presented in the source with later secondary interpretations. - Using evidence
from other sources to corroborate information presented in the source
There was a cause and effect relationship in late medieval Europe between the expansion of trade and
the:
Decline of papal authority
Growth of towns
Limited power of monarchs
Spread of manorialism - Growth of towns
A historian is conducting a comparative analysis of factors influencing the growth of four port cities on
the Eastern Seaboard between 1750 and 1860. The study involves the collection of information on each
city's changing population, ethnic composition, investment in port and transportation infrastructure,
shipping tonnage into and from the port, and the volume of goods transported by rail from each city.
Which of the following types of software would best enable the historian to organize and assess this
information?
Word processing software