Reading #4 Battle of Lexington

Before reading Document A
1a. Who is the author of the source?
1b. What kind of source is this?
1c. When was this written?
1d. Whose side does this document represent?
1e. What do you predict the soldier is going to say?
After reading Document A
1f. Describe the setting, conditions, or atmosphere in which the account takes place.
1g. How many minutemen were there according to the author?
1h. According to the author, who fired the first shot?
1i. Why could the men hear no orders?

Before reading Document B
2a. What kind of document is this? Do you trust it more or less than a diary entry?
2b. When was this written?
2c. Whose side does this document represent?
2d. What do you predict they will say?
After reading Document B
2e. What story do the minutemen tell?
2f. How does this differ from Barker’s account?
2g. What is the significance of the phrase “to our knowledge?”
2h. Which account do you find more reliable? Why?
2i. Are there any facts that both accounts agree on?

Which of the two images is more accurate?
Who do you think fired the first shot?  Why?

Reading #3 Questions

1. While there are many similarities in the engravings by Henry Pelham and Paul Revere, there are also significant differences. Carefully examine both documents and explain how they differ. Consider both the image of the event and the text at the top and bottom of both documents. 
2.  Revere’s document was well known at the time while Pelham’s was less regarded. Over the years, Revere’s painting has gained notoriety and has been frequently reproduced in textbooks and popular publications. How can this be explained?
3. Compare the trial testimony to the image in either the Pelham or Revere work. How accurate are the engravings? Create a list of the discrepancies between the trial testimony and both images.
4. Why has this image been referred to frequently as a work of propaganda?

Reading #3 Trial Testimony

Ch 5 Trial Depositions

Reading #3 Links to Engravings

Link to Pelham engraving:
http://www.americanantiquarian.org/Exhibitions/View/6/6.6.jpg

Link to Revere engraving:
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/sites/default/files/content-images/01868p1_1.jpg

Reading #3: Revere and Pelham Engravings

Paul Revere Primary Engraving

Reading #2 Sources Stamp Act

Stamp Act SHEG Primaries

Questions for Reading #2 Stamp Act

For Document A:

1a. Who wrote this? What do we know about him?

1b. What newspaper does this come from?

1c. What would you predict the author’s perspective will be on the Stamp Act?

1d. When was it written? Was it before or after the Stamp Act went into effect?

1e. Is it reliable? Why? Why not?

1f. What does the author call Britain?  What does he call America?

1g. When the author urges people to speak to their representatives, who is he referring to?

1h. Why does the author state the British were "enemies of truth and liberty"?

1i. According to this document, why were the colonists upset about the Stamp Act?

For Document B:

2a. Who wrote this? What do we know about him?

2b. What newspaper does this come from?

2c. What would you predict the author’s perspective will be on the Stamp Act?

2d. When was it written? Was it before or after the Stamp Act went into effect?

2e. Is it reliable? Why? Why not?

2f. What happened in Boston according to this article?

2g. Why was the author surprised?

2h. Who reads the newspapers, according to the author?

2i. According to this document, why were colonists upset about the Stamp Act?

For Document C:

3a. (Sourcing) Who wrote this, and what is his job? Does he side with England or

with the colonists? How do you know?

3b. (Contextualization) Based on his account, what’s going on in America in 1766?

How has the Stamp Act affected him personally? Provide evidence from the

document to support your answer.

3c. Do you believe his account? Give one reason why you would trust his account

and one reason why you might not trust his account.

3d. (Corroboration) How does the account in this document compare to the accounts

in Documents A and B? Do you think most colonists were upset about the Stamp

Act, or do you think a few leaders riled up everyone?

Reading #1 Questions

1. In your own words, why did Thomas Pownall claim that the American colonies would never unite?

2. Define the main idea of the second paragraph.

3. According to the third paragraph, which issue was responsible for the problems between the colonies and Britain?

4. What were the results of the Stamp Act? In what ways was the Declaratory Act worse than the stamp Act?

5. How did the colonists demonstrate a resistance to the unjust acts of Parliament?

Reading #1 Road to Revolution Part I

The Road to Revolution

Chapter 5 Notes

Chapter 4 Study Guide

Chapter 4 Study Guide

Thesis for Written Response #3

The First Great Awakening paved the way for the American Revolution by encouraging the ideals of liberty, equality, and resistance to authority.


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Update Correction for 10-15-15 through 10-16-15

• The chapter 4 test will be on Thursday, October 15th as scheduled.
• Written Response #3 will be due on Friday, October 16th because it took slightly longer to go through the primaries than I had expected.

Primaries for Written Response #3

Primaries WR #3

Directions for Written Response #3

Instructions for the Great Awakening Paper WR #3

Reading #2: Why Was George Whitefield So Popular?

1a. Who wrote document A?
1b. What type of document is document A?
1c. When was the document written?
1d. What is the main idea of the document?
1e. Hypothesis 1: According to document A, why was George Whitefield so popular?

2a. Who wrote document B?
2b. What type of document is document B?
2c. When was the document written?
2d. What is the main idea of the document?
2e. Hypothesis 2: According to document B, why was George Whitefield so popular?

3a. Who wrote document C?
3b. What type of document is document C?
3c. When was the document written?
3d. What is the main idea of the document?
3e. Hypothesis 3: According to document C, why was George Whitefield so popular?

Sources for Salem Witch Crisis

Salem Witch Crisis

What Caused the Salem Witch Crisis of 1692?

1a. What type of evidence is Evidence A?
1b. According to Evidence A, why did the people of Salem believe the girls' accusations?

2a. What type of evidence is Evidence B?
2b. According to Evidence B, why did the people of Salem believe the girls' accusations?

3a. What type of evidence is Evidence C?
3b. According to Evidence C, what was happening economically in Salem in 1692?

4a. What type of evidence is Evidence D?
4b. According to Evidence D, what conclusions can you draw about the accusations in Salem in 1692?















5a. What type of evidence is Evidence E?
5b. According to Evidence E, why is it possible that Ergot poisoning was responsible for the witch crisis in 1692?

6. Write a paragraph in your notebooks explaining your conclusion to the causes of the Salem Witch Trials in 1692.

Chapter 4 Notes