Concepts
of Historical Thinking
1. Historical
Significance – why an event, person, or fact fro our past is important, and why
we care (eg: Who was William
Cooper, and what is significant about his involvement in PEI ‘s land issues in the 19th century?)
2. Evidence
– primary and secondary sources of info. and the bias and point of view
expressed within. (eg: Whatt do the
letters home or the diaries of those delegates who met at teh 1864 Charlottetown Conference really say
about the idea of union?)
3. Continuity
and Change – that which has changed with time and that which has remained the same (eg: How does the current movement to
revive small rural halls reflect a link to past social trends in PEI?)
4. Cause
and Consequence – the factors or reasons that created an impact in some way, or
led to a decision (eg: If
France had not capitulated to the British in the mid 1700s how might life have been different for the Island’s Acadian
population?)
5. Historical
Perspective – being able to put oneself into the shoes of an individual or
group from the past in order to
understand and empathize, understanding that there may be several different perspectives (eg: What are the
different reactions of marginalized Islanders, such as the Mi’kmaq, Acadians, and women to the decision to join
Confederation?”
6. Moral
Judgement – ethical conclusions about historical actions and people, or
present-day assigning of blame
for past actions (Ex: in 1870, a private British organization, Aborigines Protection Society, purchased Lennox
Island for the exclusive use and benefit of Island Mi’kmaq who had been displaced with colonial
development. Was the Island government of the day neglectful in its duty to address the needs of these Islanders?)
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