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Discussion Post: Analysis of a Historical Source
This lesson and the readings describe several changes in the food system in the early years of the American Republic. In this lesson's readings, you read several primary source documents from the period.
For the discussion post in this lesson, you will select one document from the assigned reading and write 300-350-word post that analyzes one of the sources. Here are a few questions that may help you analyze primary source documents:
1. Identify the source: Provide basic information like what the source is (a letter, a photograph, etc.), when it was created, and who made it.
2. Content: What is the main idea of the source? What are some important words or phrases used? If it is an image or object, what do you note about it? Get the instant assignment help.
3. Context: What was going on when this source was created?
4. Communications: What is the creator's perspective? What are the limitations of their perspective? Who do you think the intended audience is for the source? Why was it created?
5. Connections: How does the source connect with what you already know?
6. Conclusions: What contribution does this source make to our understanding of history?