How do I ise historical skills to solve problems or answer questions about events in american lives?

Historical skills help us build a historical overview of American socio-political and economic aspects which improves our present and the future.

Explanation:

By using the historical skills people tend to determine the change by comparing positions and historical figures in the past with the presence of American society and helps society to learn from its past to improve its future.     For example, when we study the historical context of American revolution we understand the democratic ideals that have led the revolution possible and integrated thirteen colonies together and it fosters unity among the Americans in the modern era.

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basic principles: federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, representative democracy, limited government, rule of law, individual rights and responsibilities, consent of the governed, majority rule, popular sovereignty, equal protection.