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?

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