WHAT EVIDENCE IN THE DOCUMENTS HELPED YOU TO KNOW HOW THEY ARE HISTORICALLY CONNECTED?

Instructions for the Primary Source Analysis Sheet are in the Course Home/Information Pages. Please submit the assignment here.
Remember, you are researching TWO documents. The dates of the documents must be 1831-1865, and the documents must be related to United States history and to each other. If you choose recent documents, be absolutely sure that they are primary and not secondary. Choosing a secondary document will negatively affect your grade. Copy and paste the worksheet below and answer each question separately. Do not answer the questions in essay format.

2 PRIMARY SOURCES
ANALYSIS WORKSHEET
TYPES OF DOCUMENTS:
_____NEWSPAPER _____PHOTOGRAPH
_____LETTER _____TELEGRAM
_____CONGRESSIONAL RECORD _____BILL/LAW
_____POLITCAL CARTOON _____PRESS RELEASE
_____DIARY ENTRY _____REPORT
_____OTHER (BE SPECIFIC):
WEB ADDRESS OF DOCUMENT 1:
WEB ADDRESS OF DOCUMENT 2:
DATE(S) OF THE DOCUMENTS:
AUTHORS (OR CREATORS) OF THE DOCUMENTS:
FOR WHAT AUDIENCES WERE THE DOCUMENTS WRITTEN?
QUOTE 3 THINGS STATED IN EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU THINK ARE IMPORTANT AND EXPLAIN WHY EACH IS IMPORTANT:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
6. EXPLAIN IN DETAIL WHY YOU THINK THESE DOCUMENTS ARE RELATED:
7. WHAT EVIDENCE IN THE DOCUMENTS HELPED YOU TO KNOW HOW THEY ARE HISTORICALLY CONNECTED?

8. LIST AND EXPLAIN AT LEAST 2 THINGS THE DOCUMENTS, WHEN CONSIDERED TOGETHER, TELL YOU ABOUT LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE TIME THE DOCUMENTS WERE WRITTEN.
A.
B.
9. WRITE A PARAGRAPH EXPLAINING HOW THESE TWO DOCUMENTS, TOGETHER, SUPPORT A HISTORICAL CONCLUSION.

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