HIST 49963
Kerstetter
Primary source evaluation II

Find two primary source documents that you will use (or think you will use) in your research and write a 750-word essay analyzing them. Your essay should address the following:

* What is the main theme?

* What is the historical context of the documents?

* What questions or problems arise from the documents? For example, who or what influenced its author(s)? For what audience was the document created? Why did the author create the document? Can you detect the author's bias or perspective? What does the document tell you about U.S. history? What argument or interpretation would it support well? What interpretation would it support poorly?

* What other primary and/or secondary sources might help you answer these questions?