Use these questions to read and analyze the documents in this anthology.

• What type of document is it? (e.g. letter, memorandum, report, newspaper, map, advertisement, etc.)

• What is the purpose of the document? What evidence in the document indicates why it was written? Quote an example.

• When was it written?

• By whom was it written? What is their title, if any?

• For what audience was this document written?

• In addition to the main subject, what other kinds of information can be obtained from the document?

• How does the information in this document relate to what you already know about the subject?

• What did the author say that you think is important?

• What question(s) does this document raise in your mind?

• What does this document tell you about American society at the time it was written?