Use the historical document(s) and the short readings in the left panel to answer the associated questions.
Use the historical document(s) and the short readings in the left panel to answer the associated questions.
Use the historical document image to answer the questions below. In 1675, Spanish officials in New Mexico issued orders to Pueblo communities about labor, tribute, and punishment. As you read, consider who wrote it, the audience, and what the author wanted to achieve.
Explain one strength and one limitation of using this document as evidence about Spanish-Pueblo relations.
Use TWO specific details from the document to support your answer.
Name ONE type of evidence in the document that shows it is an official order.
Which detail from the document would be the STRONGEST evidence that Spanish officials claimed authority over Pueblo people?
Based on the document, which inference is BEST supported about why some Pueblo communities might have resisted Spanish rule?
Which statement BEST describes the author’s purpose in this document?
Read the broadside shown in the document image. In 1765, Parliament required many printed materials in the colonies to carry a paid stamp. As you analyze the source, identify the author, intended audience, and the specific consequences threatened for people who disobeyed.
Which detail from the broadside is the STRONGEST evidence that Britain was trying to enforce a new economic policy in the colonies?
Which statement BEST describes the author’s purpose in publishing this broadside?
Name ONE type of evidence in the broadside that shows it is an official government announcement.
Based on the broadside, which inference is BEST supported about why some colonists might have protested this policy?
Explain one strength and one limitation of using this broadside as evidence about colonial reactions to British policies.
Use TWO specific details from the document to support your answer.
In July 1776, colonial leaders listed grievances and claimed certain rights when arguing for independence. As you read, identify what actions they criticized and how they used ideas about rights to support their argument.
Explain one strength and one limitation of using this document as evidence about colonial leaders’ grievances.
Use TWO specific details from the document to support your answer.
Which line from the document would be the STRONGEST evidence that the authors were influenced by Enlightenment ideas about natural rights?
Which inference is BEST supported about why the authors included a list of grievances in this document?
Name ONE type of evidence in the document that suggests it was meant to persuade readers.
Which piece of information would be MOST helpful to a historian trying to evaluate the document’s intended audience?
Use the document image to answer the questions. In 1781, American and French forces coordinated strategy against the British at Yorktown. As you read, identify what the author reports about geography, military decisions, and outside support, and explain how those details could affect the war’s outcome.
Which detail in the document is the STRONGEST evidence that aid from another nation influenced American strategy?
Which statement BEST describes the author’s purpose in this dispatch?
Name ONE feature of the document that helps you identify it as a military message.
Which inference is BEST supported about how geography affected British options at Yorktown?
Explain one strength and one limitation of using this dispatch as evidence about why the American Revolution ended the way it did.
Use TWO specific details from the document to support your answer.