Primary/Secondary Sources
Give an Example of a primary source
Give an example of secondary source
PRIMARY SOURCES
ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS (excerpts or translations acceptable): Diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, news film footage, autobiographies, official records
CREATIVE WORKS: Poetry, drama, novels, music, art
RELICS OR ARTIFACTS: Pottery, furniture, clothing, buildings
SECONDARY
PUBLICATIONS: Textbooks, magazine articles, histories, criticisms, commentaries, encyclopedias
Name a grievance named in the English Bill of Rights
The King is abusing his power to tax the citizens
How many parts does the Declaration of Independence have?
FOUR
Who created the document the Two Treatises of Government?
John Locke
What reason(s) did the Founding Fathers give for their decision to write out a declaration?
They are writing the DOI to tell the King why they are breaking away from England (its a breakup letter)
How are primary and secondary sources different?
Primary source is an original document from the time period being researched. Secondary source is an interpretation/analysis of a primary source.
List another grievance from the English Bill of Rights
The King has a standing army without permission from Parliament (the legislature)
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson (with some help from his friends)
What does Locke claim all men are...?
free, equal and independent.
What beliefs did the Founding Fathers declare they held?
all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
When we are looking at PLACE & TIME when we are taking a source APPARTS, we are trying to find out...
WHERE and WHEN the source was created.
What does Quartering soldiers mean?
The king is forcing citizens to house and feed his soldiers in their own home.
What is the only reason people create governments?
To protect their rights
According to Locke, why do men join into organized communities?
Safety, Comfort, and to enjoy their property peacefully.
List 3 complaints from the Declaration of Independence
Complaints about the king abusing the power to tax
Dissolving legislatures
Quartering troops
Ignoring due process in court proceedings
Refusing to listen to petitions
And ignoring laws.
The King stirring up insurrections in America
Cutting off trade
Prior Knowledge refers to what when we are taking sources APPARTS?
What do you "KNOW" about this before looking at it or being exposed to it
What does Cruel and Unusual punishment as its mentioned in the English Bill of Rights?
The King is creating cruel and unusual punishments that do not fit the crimes being committed.
According to the document, where do governments get their power?
Consent of the governed (the people!)
According to Locke, who gives government authority?
Consent of the governed (The People!)
What do all three documents agree is the most likely reason people’s rights will be threatened?
All three documents argue that the rights of the people are threatened when a “Prince” (or King or despot, arbitrary ruler) sets himself above the law.
List 4 of the words that come from APPARTS
Author
Place & Time
Prior Knowledge
Audience
Reason
The Main Idea
Significance
The King and Queen do not have the power to create laws or stop them from going into effect... The English Bill of Rights says this power belongs to who?
Parliament (the Legislature)
According to the document, what should a people do if the government fails to protect its rights?
Change it! Overthrow it!
Two treatises of Government by John Locke influenced this VERY important document
the Declaration of Independence!
Which branch of government do all three documents imply is the source of the people’s power?
All three documents say that legislature as an assembly of people representing the people’s power.