Straight to the Source: Sourcing
Sourcing is finding the source that is the most ________________.
Reliable/Trustworthy.
Corroboration requires at least this many sources.
Two.
A person's point of view is impacted by their gender, ethnicity, race, class, region they are from, affiliations, profession, etc. Collectively, these factors make up a person's ____________________.
Identity.
The reason a document is created is its _______________________.
Purpose
In the West African Empires, slaves could hold many positions in society, even advisers to kings. In the Americas, slaves were given mostly hard-labor jobs harvesting crops like sugar and tobacco.
When sourcing, you want to look for evidence of strong prejudices for or against something that the author may not even be aware of, also known as these.
Biases.
Corroboration is finding out where sources ______________________.
Agree/Line Up.
If you were trying to answer a CHQ that asked about the experience of English colonists in the New World and you found a letter from a source that said they couldn't wait to visit the New World when they saved enough money to travel there, this source would be less reliable because of this part of POV.
Access to information.
In an interview, the audience is usually _________________________.
The interviewer
Tuberculosis, Whooping Cough, Syphilis, Influenza, Yellow Fever.
In the context of the exploration of the New World, which of these diseases is unique and why?
Syphilis because it is the only one to go from the New World to the Old World.
This can be how someone sees something based on their age, experiences, beliefs, etc., or it can be what they can see from where they are standing.
Perspective/Point of view.
Weak corroboration is when sources who would normally ___________________ happen to ____________________.
Agree/Agree
A historian is conducting interviews about how people voted in the last election and why. One interviewee stated that they did not vote because it is against their religion to take part in government. The point of view of this interviewee would be most affected by this.
Their values.
The following is a quote from a President of the United States:
"There has been no President in the history of our Country who has been treated as badly as I have...this should never be allowed to happen to another President."
Given that the speaker of the above quote is ________________, the purpose of the above quote is likely to ____________________. Therefore the speaker likely (exaggerates/omits/downplays)_________________because ____________________________.
Given that the speaker of the above quote is the President of the United States, the purpose of the above quote is likely to evoke sympathy from the American people. Therefore the speaker likely exaggerates the extent of his persecution because he wants to make himself seem like more of a victim and get voters on his side.
What type of European king would put his priorities in the following order:
1) Import gold from South America
2) Increase the size of the colonies
3) Export corn to China
4) Import salt from Africa
A mercantilist.
When sourcing, personal documents like diaries and journals are often reliable to answer what type of CHQs?
CHQs asking about experiences and feelings.
Strong corroboration is when sources who would normally ___________________ happen to ____________________.
Disagree/Agree.
One Answer fits both blanks: When trying to find out how European colonization affected Native Americans in the New World, a speech by a Native chief who had fought the colonists for years would be more reliable because he had more ____________________ while letter from a rich Englishman in London who smokes tobacco he imported from the New World but has never set foot on American soil is less reliable because he had less _________________________________.
Access to information.
Somebody posts an open letter to Congress on Facebook pushing them to make better laws concerning climate change. The audience for this letter is __________________________.
Everyone (including Congress).
A colonist from which European country or countries would put New World priorities in the following order:
1) Convert Natives to Catholicism
2) Take all the gold you can find
3) Expand the size of New World colonies
4) Explore new areas of the New Wo
Spain and/or Portugal
The (rare) ideal reliable source is someone who _________________________________.
Was not directly involved or has not taken a side (unbiased) but was there and witnessed the entire event (bystander).
Strong corroboration.
You want to find out what it was like to trade on the Silk Road in the 1400s. The point of view of a Chinese Silk Road trader from 1435 would be more reliable because of their __________________.
Role in events.
An American textbook from 1990 contains the following passage about the U.S. during World War II:
"Americans suffered deep anxieties and fears (during the World War II). However these fears did not lead to... widespread oppression of minority groups.
Given that the source of this passage is_______________, the author most likely (exaggerates/downplays/omits) ________________ because __________________.
Given that the source of this passage is an American textbook, the author most likely omits the oppression of minority groups like the Japanese during World War II because the author wants to convince readers that America had improved in areas where it hadn't/racism had lessened in America.
1) Could potatoes from the Americas have gotten to Europe before 1492? If so, what are the possible routes it could have taken? If not, why not?
2) Could corn from the Americas have gotten to China after 1492? If so, what are the possible routes it could have taken? If not, why not?
1) No. There was not trade between the New and Old Worlds before 1492.
2) Yes, it could have gotten to Europe through the Columbian Exchange, then followed the Mediterranean Trade Routes to the Silk Road and then to Asia.