Reading Maps, Timelines & Historical Change — Drills · Grade 7 Social Studies
Chapter: Historical Inquiry & Indigenous NationsWhat these drills covers
By the end of Reading Maps, Timelines & Historical Change you should be able to:
- I can explain why the Haudenosaunee Confederacy has no single agreed founding date.
- I can say what kind of evidence a date rests on, and how sure that makes it.
- I can describe how the Mitchell Map shaped a border it drew inaccurately.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: context, primary source, interpretation, scale, continuity.
Problem 1
What century contains 1825?
Answer and explanation
The nineteenth century, covering 1801–1900 under the standard CE century convention.
Problem 2
What two checks should precede a map-distance calculation?
Answer and explanation
Check that the scale applies to the image and that the measured distance follows the intended route or straight-line definition.
Problem 3
Why is a modern highway map insufficient for locating an eighteenth-century journey?
Answer and explanation
The route network and boundaries may differ. Use a dated map or evidence of the roads, paths, waterways, and political conditions relevant to the journey.
Problem 4
Does the 36-year interval show that the canal caused the war?
Answer and explanation
No. Subtracting dates gives elapsed time only. A causal explanation needs evidence about mechanisms and competing influences.