Historical Significance Questions Samples
Hierarchies :
First Peoples artifacts:
Select 10 most important artifacts in order and justify why they are the most significant to the First Peoples in that area.
Select one artifact from one cultural area and share why it had the most impact on their First People.
Exploration: Motivations and Dangers
Use pictures or words to explain the motivations and dangers at the time of exploration. Analyze and discuss why the students chose to draw or write those dangers and motivations. Did they have deep consequences for many explorers over time?
Why something is important?
Why was the establishment of Fort Grant near Hartney a historically significant event? What did it lead to? How did the operation of Fur Trade post in the region have consequences for many people, over a long period of time?
Isolation:
The fur trade led to many new things in the growth and development of Manitoba. What events/ activities did it lead to, and does it still have an impact on life in Canada today?
Counter –possibilities:
Had circumstances been different, and the C.P.R had established a town at the river crossing at Menteith, what might have been the long term consequences?
Comparisons:
Which do you think was more historically significant in the growth of Hartney? The opening of the Hartney Post Office or the arrival of the C.P.R. Railway?
Clarify and illustrate why you have made that decision.