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Examine the primary sources presented at the end of Chapter 10 in McGerr’s Of the People:
Source 10.1: Rufus King, Excerpts from The Substance of Two Speeches Delivered in the Senate of the United States, on the Subject of the Missouri Bill (1820) and William Pinkney, Excerpts from His Response on the Missouri Question (1820)
Source 10.2: Andrew Jackson, Excerpts from Bank Veto Message (1832) and Visual Document: H.R. Robinson, “General Jackson Slaying the Many Headed Monster” (1836)
Source 10.3: Theodore Frelinghuysen’s Argument Against the Removal Act (1830)
Source 10.4: Frances Kemble’s Journal (1838-1839)
Now answer two analysis questions related to each primary source. Your answers are expected to be at minimum a paragraph in length and include properly cited evidence from the related primary source to support your analysis. Note: this is a primary source analysis so you must use evidence from the assigned primary source to support your claims. Properly cited quoted or paraphrased content from the textbook authors’ introduction to each primary source is allowed, and even encouraged, but does not meet the requirement to use the primary source itself. Question responses lacking any use of evidence from the assigned primary source will receive zero credit.
As you can see, this assignment has been formatted as an essay test for ease of submission and organization of the questions. You can access the essay test as many times as you like but can only submit it once.
In addition to the assigned primary sources, you may also use other sources from your textbook that relate to this topic as well as the larger context provided by the textbook narrative. Outside sources, without instructor, are not permitted.
Citations. In-text citations, using the MLA format, are required. Such a citation would include the author’s last name and the page number the quoted or paraphrased content was taken from.
Example: “Politicians and leaders had known since the early days of the nation that slavery would be a divisive and contested issue” (McGerr S10-2).
The above example was taken from the textbook author’s introduction to Source 10.1. Note: Each primary source has a brief introduction describing the source before the actual primary source begins. There is a line marking the end of the introduction and the start of the primary source.
Properly citing the primary sources within your textbook is more complex. Since we are using a shared set of sources, I am simplifying the requirement for in-text citations for quoted or paraphrased content taken from the textbook sources to the source number.
Example: “The existence of slavery impairs the industry and power of a nation…” (Source 10.1).
A works cited section is not required if you only use the main textbook of the class (McGerr’s Of the People). Should you seek and receive approval to use additional sources, a full works cited section must be included.
Use the following instructions to answer the question, and the images are the sources you need to complete this assignment.
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1. Source 10.1: For King, how does slavery threaten the US?
2. Source 10.1: How does Pinkney compare black and female suffrage?
3. Source 10.2: Considering Jackson’s arguments, can you summarize his objections to the
US Bank?
4. Source 10.2: How does the cartoon characterize Jackson?
5. Source 10.3: What are the main themes of Frelinghuysen’s argument?
6. Source 10.3: Who do you think Frelinghuysen was trying to appeal to? Where do you see
support for such an audience in the text?
7. Source 10.4: Compare Kemble’s opinions on slavery to those of Pinkney, above.
8. Source 10.4: Assess the value of this excerpt as a historical source.
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