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Causes and Consequences in History

History · Historical Thinking · ages 7-10
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. What do we call what happens because of an earlier event?

    • A cause
    • A consequence
    • A source

  2. What do we call the reason something happened in history?

    • A cause
    • A consequence
    • A date

  3. A big historical event can have more than one cause.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Besides wooden houses, what else helped the Great Fire spread?

    • A strong wind
    • Cold winter snow
    • A new stone bridge

  5. Why did the Great Fire of London spread so quickly?

    • The king ordered it to spread
    • The fire brigade put it out too fast
    • The houses were wooden and built close together

  6. What changed in London after the Great Fire?

    • Houses were rebuilt using wood again
    • Houses were rebuilt using brick instead of wood
    • London moved to a new island

  7. A school opens a new swimming pool, and afterward many children learn to swim for the first time. Which part is the consequence?

    • The children learning to swim
    • The school opening the pool
    • The school building itself

  8. Tom says the Titanic sank only because it hit an iceberg, so that is the one and only cause. Is Tom right?

    • Yes, one cause is always enough to explain a big event
    • No, icebergs never cause ships to sink
    • No, ships sinking usually have more than one cause, like speed and too few lifeboats
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  1. A consequence · A consequence is a result. It answers 'what happened next?'
  2. A cause · A cause is a reason. It answers the question 'why did this happen?'
  3. True · Most big events have several causes working together, not just one.
  4. A strong wind · Wind carried burning sparks from roof to roof, so wood and wind worked together.
  5. The houses were wooden and built close together · Wooden houses packed tightly let flames jump from roof to roof.
  6. Houses were rebuilt using brick instead of wood · Brick does not burn as easily as wood, so it helped stop fires spreading in future.
  7. The children learning to swim · The consequence is what happened as a result: children started learning to swim after the pool opened.
  8. No, ships sinking usually have more than one cause, like speed and too few lifeboats · The iceberg was one cause, but going too fast in icy water was another cause too.
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