Primary and Secondary Sources
Is a diary a primary or secondary source?
Primary
Which group supported the ratification of the Constitution?
Federalist
Which group gained expanded voting rights during the presidency of Andrew Jackson?
White men without property
What issue caused major sectional conflict before the Civil War?
Slavery in new territories
What was Abraham Lincoln’s main goal at the start of the Civil War?
Preserving the Union
Why do historians use primary sources?
To understand perspectives from the time.
Why did Anti-Federalists oppose the Constitution?
They feared a strong national government
What was the spoils system?
Giving government jobs to supporters
What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
To balance free and slave states
How did telegraphs help the Union during the Civil War?
They allowed faster communication
Which of the following is a secondary source?
A. A Civil War soldier’s letter
B. A speech from 1776
C. A modern history textbook
D. A newspaper from 1861
A modern history textbook
What addition to the Constitution helped satisfy Anti-Federalists?
Bill of Rights
What was one belief of Jacksonian Democracy?
The “common man” should have more political power
What did the Fugitive Slave Act require?
Escaped enslaved people must be returned
Which advantage helped the Union during the Civil War?
Greater industrial resources
Read the source below.
“They didn’t treat you like people.”
— Fountain Hughes
What is Hughes describing?
A. Economic growth
B. The harsh realities of slavery
C. Support for slavery
D. Railroad expansion
The harsh realities of slavery
Read the source below.
“If men were angels, no government would be necessary.”
— James Madison
What principle is Madison supporting?
A. Checks and balances
B. Monarchy
C. Unlimited executive power
D. Weak state governments
Checks and Balances
Read the source below.
“To the victor belong the spoils.”
— William L. Marcy
What does this quote describe?
A. Military victories
B. Giving jobs to political supporters
C. Expansion of slavery
D. Westward migration
Giving jobs to political supporters
What was the main purpose of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
To show the harsh realities of slavery
Read the source below.
“We are not enemies, but friends.”
— Abraham Lincoln
What was Lincoln encouraging?
A. Secession
B. Unity between Americans
C. Expansion of slavery
D. War with Britain
B. Unity between Americans
Why might two historical sources describe the same event differently?
Authors can have different perspectives and experiences
What does “consent of the governed” mean?
Government gets power from the people
What was one effect of the Indian Removal Act?
Native Americans were forced westward
How were the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 similar?
Both attempted to reduce sectional conflict
Which event showed violence related to popular sovereignty?
Bleeding Kansas