Assignment: Primary Source Analysis #2

Instructions: This is a 2 part assignment. First, you must do research on the internet. Locate a primary source that is directly related to United States history and is dated from 1831-1865. Second, fill out the primary source analysis worksheet below, based on your reading and analysis of your chosen primary source. You will be graded on the accuracy, depth, and completeness of your answers to the questions. For help with filling out the analysis worksheet, see the course home, section “About Primary Source Analysis.”

PRIMARY SOURCE

ANALYSIS WORKSHEET

1.TYPE OF DOCUMENT:

_____NEWSPAPER _____PHOTOGRAPH _____BILL/LAW

_____LETTER _____TELEGRAM _____CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

_____POLTITCAL CARTOON _____PRESS RELEASE _____CENSUS REPORT

_____DIARY ENTRY _____REPORT _____OTHER (BE SPECIFIC):_______________________________________

web address of the document:

2.DATE(S) OF THE DOCUMENT:

3.AUTHOR (OR CREATOR) OF THE DOCUMENT:

4.FOR WHAT AUDIENCE WAS THE DOCUMENT WRITTEN?

5.QUOTE 3 THINGS STATED IN THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU THINK ARE IMPORTANT AND EXPLAIN WHY EACH IS IMPORTANT:

1.

2.

3.

6. EXPLAIN WHY YOU THINK THIS DOCUMENT WAS WRITTEN:

7.WHAT EVIDENCE IN THE DOCUMENT HELPED YOU TO KNOW WHY IT WAS WRITTEN?

8.LIST AND EXPLAIN AT LEAST 2 THINGS THE DOCUMENT THAT TELL YOU ABOUT LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE TIME THE DOCUMENT WAS WRITTEN.

9.WRITE A QUESTION TO THE AUTHOR THAT IS LEFT UNANSWERED BY THE DOCUMENT