Posted: July 15th, 2022

Reading the American Past

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The following Textbook & Websites will need to be “Read and Used” to answer the following Questions!
“Reading the American Past”: Intoduction attached in file!
Jourdon Anderson, 1865: http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6369/
Frank Bellew, 1872: https://herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1295
Whatis a Primary source: Explanation is attached in seperate file. “Please Read all of the above Sources”
Important:
-EACH Questions is worth “25 Points!” Please anwer each Question thouroughly! Grading Rubric is attached in a File!
-Completely and coherently utilize examples from the required evidence to directly demonstrate support for the answer. I have attached all reading or websites for readings in this assignment!
– Only use the Sources above to answer Questions! All the Material needed to answer Questions, I have provided!
– Answer EACH Question SEPERATELY & Number them!
1 – Introductions to United States History to 1877
Questions 1-4
1. After reading the “What is a Primary Source?” as well as the introduction to Reading the American Past. Explain in your own words what historians consider primary source evidence.
2. In your own words, briefly explain why the textbook The American Promise is considered a secondary source, not a primary source.
3. After reading the Jourdon Anderson source, explain what you believe this primary source evidence reveals about African Americans’ expectations of freedom following the Civil War.
4. After viewing the Frank Bellew source, explain what this primary source evidence reveals about the African American experience following the Civil War.
5. The “Introduction for Students” in Reading the American Past notes several challenges and benefits of reading actual historical documents. After reading the “Introduction for Readingthe American Past,” as well as the Jourdon Anderson and Frank Bellew sources, explain what you feel is challenging but beneficial about utilizing actual historical documents.

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