Settling the Americas, 10,000 BCE-1700 A. Directions Step 1: Choose Two Primary Sources Review the U.S. History I Touchstone Primary Source List and choose two for your assignment. Your two primary so

History 1

Directions

Step 1: Choose Two Primary Sources

Review the U.S. History I Touchstone Primary Source List and choose two for your assignment. Your two primary sources must come from different time periods.

In this case I will choose 

The Road to Revolution, 1600-1783

• The Battle of Bunker’s Hill

The New Nation, 1776-1840

• Testimony of Deborah Sampson Gannett

Step 2:  Template

 The template includes the prompts you will respond to when analyzing your sources.

Step 3: Read and Analyze Both Sources

Read and analyze both sources by following the prompts in the template and recording

 your responses. The template has five parts: 

• Part 1: Meet the Primary Source
• Part 2: Observe its Parts
• Part 3: Interpret the Meaning (Historical Context)
• Part 4: Interpret the Meaning (Main Point and Purpose)
• Part 5: Use as Historical Evidence