1. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 1

Introduction to the Documents

Document 1-1: Ramón Pané, On Taino Religious Practices

Quiz for Document 1-1: Ramón Pané, On Taino Religious Practices

Document 1-2: Joseph Nicolar, The Life and Traditions of the Red Men, 1893

Quiz for Document 1-2: Joseph Nicolar, The Life and Traditions of the Red Men, 1893

Document 1-3: Genesis: “In the Beginning”

Quiz for Document 1-3: Genesis: “In the Beginning”

Document 1-4: Aristotle, The Politics, ca. 300 BP

Quiz for Document 1-4: Aristotle, The Politics, ca. 300 BP

Comparative Questions

2. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 2

Introduction to the Documents

Document 2–1: King Afonso to King João III, Correspondence, 1526

Quiz for Document 2–1: King Afonso to King João III, Correspondence, 1526

Document 2–2: The Diario of Christopher Columbus’s First Voyage to America, 1492–1493

Quiz for Document 2–2: The Diario of Christopher Columbus’s First Voyage to America, 1492–1493

Document 2–3: Bernal Díaz del Castillo, The Conquest of New Spain, 1632

Quiz for Document 2–3: Bernal Díaz del Castillo, The Conquest of New Spain, 1632

Document 2–4: Mexican Accounts of Conquest from the Florentine Codex

Quiz for Document 2–4: Mexican Accounts of Conquest from the Florentine Codex

Document 2–5: Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Narrative, 1542

Quiz for Document 2–5: Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Narrative, 1542

Comparative Questions

3. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 3

Introduction to the Documents

Document 3–1: Richard Frethorne, Letter to Father and Mother, 1623

Quiz for Document 3–1: Richard Frethorne, Letter to Father and Mother, 1623

Document 3–2: Edward Waterhouse, Declaration, 1622

Quiz for Document 3–2: Edward Waterhouse, Declaration, 1622

Document 3–3: Testimony from Virginia Court Records, 1681

Quiz for Document 3–3: Testimony from Virginia Court Records, 1681

Document 3–4: Nathaniel Bacon, Declaration, 1676

Quiz for Document 3–4: Nathaniel Bacon, Declaration, 1676

Document 3–5: Declaration of Pedro Naranjo of the Queres Nation, December 19, 1681

Quiz for Document 3–5: Declaration of Pedro Naranjo of the Queres Nation, December 19, 1681

Comparative Questions

4. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 4

Introduction to the Documents

Document 4–1: John Winthrop, A Model of Christian Charity, 1630

Quiz for Document 4–1: John Winthrop, A Model of Christian Charity, 1630

Document 4–2: Roger Williams, A Key into the Language of America, 1643

Quiz for Document 4–2: Roger Williams, A Key into the Language of America, 1643

Document 4–3: John Easton, A Relation of the Indian War, 1675

Quiz for Document 4–3: John Easton, A Relation of the Indian War, 1675

Document 4–4: The Laws of Pennsylvania,1682

Quiz for Document 4–4: The Laws of Pennsylvania,1682

Document 4–5: Cotton Mather, Testimony against Accused Witch Bridget Bishop,1692

Quiz for Document 4–5: Cotton Mather, Testimony against Accused Witch Bridget Bishop,1692

Comparative Questions

5. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 5

Introduction to the Documents

Document 5–1: Some Account of the Early Part of the Life of Elizabeth Ashbridge, Who Died in . . . 1755(1807)

Quiz for Document 5–1: Some Account of the Early Part of the Life of Elizabeth Ashbridge, Who Died in . . . 1755(1807)

Document 5–2: Benjamin Franklin, Father Abraham’s Speech fromPoor Richard’s Almanac,1757

Quiz for Document 5–2: Benjamin Franklin, Father Abraham’s Speech fromPoor Richard’s Almanac,1757

Document 5–3: Charles Woodmason, Sermon on the Baptists and the Presbyterians,ca. 1768

Quiz for Document 5–3: Charles Woodmason, Sermon on the Baptists and the Presbyterians,ca. 1768

Document 5–4: South Carolina GazetteandVirginia Gazette, Advertisements for Runaway Slaves, 1737–1745

Quiz for Document 5–4: South Carolina GazetteandVirginia Gazette, Advertisements for Runaway Slaves, 1737–1745

Document 5–5: Christian George Andreas Oldendorp, History of the Evangelical Brethren’s Mission on the Caribbean Islands,1777

Quiz for Document 5–5: Christian George Andreas Oldendorp, History of the Evangelical Brethren’s Mission on the Caribbean Islands,1777

Comparative Questions

6. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 6

Introduction to the Documents

Document 6–1: James E. Seaver, A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison,1824

Quiz for Document 6–1: James E. Seaver, A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison,1824

Document 6–2: Joseph Warren, Boston Massacre Oration,March 5, 1772

Quiz for Document 6–2: Joseph Warren, Boston Massacre Oration,March 5, 1772

Document 6–3: George R. T. Hewes, Memoir,1834

Quiz for Document 6–3: George R. T. Hewes, Memoir,1834

Document 6–4: Daniel Leonard, To the Inhabitants of the Province of Massachusetts-Bay,1774–1775

Quiz for Document 6–4: Daniel Leonard, To the Inhabitants of the Province of Massachusetts-Bay,1774–1775

Document 6–5: Edmund Burke, Speech to Parliament,March 22, 1775

Quiz for Document 6–5: Edmund Burke, Speech to Parliament,March 22, 1775

Comparative Questions

7. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 7

Introduction to the Documents

Document 7–1: Thomas Paine, Common Sense,January 1776

Quiz for Document 7–1: Thomas Paine, Common Sense,January 1776

Document 7–2: Letters of John and Abigail Adams, 1776

Quiz for Document 7–2: Letters of John and Abigail Adams, 1776

Document 7–3: J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur, Distresses of a Frontier Man,1782

Quiz for Document 7–3: J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur, Distresses of a Frontier Man,1782

Document 7–4: Boston King, Memoir,1798

Quiz for Document 7–4: Boston King, Memoir,1798

Document 7–5: Joseph Brant Appeals to British Allies to Keep Promises, 1776–1783

Quiz for Document 7–5: Joseph Brant Appeals to British Allies to Keep Promises, 1776–1783

Comparative Questions

8. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 8

Introduction to the Documents

Document 8–1: Richard Allen, Life, Experience, and Gospel Labours,1833

Quiz for Document 8–1: Richard Allen, Life, Experience, and Gospel Labours,1833

Document 8–2: Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia,1782

Quiz for Document 8–2: Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia,1782

Document 8–3: Benjamin Rush, Of the Mode of Education Proper in a Republic,1786

Quiz for Document 8–3: Benjamin Rush, Of the Mode of Education Proper in a Republic,1786

Document 8–4: James Madison, Federalist Number 10,1787

Quiz for Document 8–4: James Madison, Federalist Number 10,1787

Document 8–5: Mercy Otis Warren, Observations on the New Constitution,1788

Quiz for Document 8–5: Mercy Otis Warren, Observations on the New Constitution,1788

Comparative Questions

9. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 9

Introduction to the Documents

Document 9–1: Alexander Hamilton, Report on the Subject of Manufactures,1791

Quiz for Document 9–1: Alexander Hamilton, Report on the Subject of Manufactures,1791

Document 9–2: Mary Dewees, Journal,1788–1789

Quiz for Document 9–2: Mary Dewees, Journal,1788–1789

Document 9–3: Judith Sargent Murray, On the Equality of the Sexes,1790

Quiz for Document 9–3: Judith Sargent Murray, On the Equality of the Sexes,1790

Document 9–4: A Sugar Planter of Saint Domingue Experiences Revolution in France and Saint Domingue,1791

Quiz for Document 9–4: A Sugar Planter of Saint Domingue Experiences Revolution in France and Saint Domingue,1791

Document 9–5: President George Washington, Farewell Address to the People of the United States,1796

Quiz for Document 9–5: President George Washington, Farewell Address to the People of the United States,1796

Comparative Questions

10. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 10

Introduction to the Documents

Document 10–1: Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Governor William H. HarrisonandAddress to the Wolf and People of the Mandan Nation, 1803–1806

Quiz for Document 10–1: Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Governor William H. HarrisonandAddress to the Wolf and People of the Mandan Nation, 1803–1806

Document 10–2: Meriwether Lewis, The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,1805

Quiz for Document 10–2: Meriwether Lewis, The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,1805

Document 10–3: A Slave to Thomas Jefferson,November 30, 1808

Quiz for Document 10–3: A Slave to Thomas Jefferson,November 30, 1808

Document 10–4: James Forten, Letters from a Man of Colour, on a Late Bill before the Senate of Pennsylvania,1813

Quiz for Document 10–4: James Forten, Letters from a Man of Colour, on a Late Bill before the Senate of Pennsylvania,1813

Document 10–5: James Hamilton, Confession,1818

Quiz for Document 10–5: James Hamilton, Confession,1818

Comparative Questions

11. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 11

Introduction to the Documents

Document 11–1: Andrew Jackson, Farewell Address,March 4, 1837

Quiz for Document 11–1: Andrew Jackson, Farewell Address,March 4, 1837

Document 11–2: John Ross, Answer to Inquiries from a Friend, 1836, and Elias Boudinot, A Reply to John Ross,1837

Quiz for Document 11–2: John Ross, Answer to Inquiries from a Friend, 1836, and Elias Boudinot, A Reply to John Ross,1837

Document 11–3: Alexis de Toqueville, Democracy in America, 1835

Quiz for Document 11–3: Alexis de Toqueville, Democracy in America, 1835

Document 11–4: David Walker, Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World,1829

Quiz for Document 11–4: David Walker, Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World,1829

Document 11–5: Sarah Grimké, Letters on the Equality of the Sexes, 1838

Quiz for Document 11–5: Sarah Grimké, Letters on the Equality of the Sexes, 1838

Comparative Questions

12. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 12

Introduction to the Documents

Document 12–1: Abraham Lincoln, Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, September 30, 1859

Quiz for Document 12–1: Abraham Lincoln, Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, September 30, 1859

Document 12–2: Henry W. Bellows, The Influence of the Trading Spirit upon the Social and Moral Life of America, 1845

Quiz for Document 12–2: Henry W. Bellows, The Influence of the Trading Spirit upon the Social and Moral Life of America, 1845

Document 12–3: Walter Colton, California Gold Rush Diary, 1849–1850

Quiz for Document 12–3: Walter Colton, California Gold Rush Diary, 1849–1850

Document 12–4: Declaration of Sentiments, 1848

Quiz for Document 12–4: Declaration of Sentiments, 1848

Document 12–5: Eliza Farnham, Conversation with a Newly Wed Westerner, 1846

Quiz for Document 12–5: Eliza Farnham, Conversation with a Newly Wed Westerner, 1846

Comparative Questions

13. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 13

Introduction to the Documents

Document 13–1: Madison Hemings, Interview, 1873

Quiz for Document 13–1: Madison Hemings, Interview, 1873

Document 13–2: Bennet Barrow, Highland Plantation Journal,May 1, 1838

Quiz for Document 13–2: Bennet Barrow, Highland Plantation Journal,May 1, 1838

Document 13–3: Fanny Kemble, Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838–1839

Quiz forDocument 13–3: Fanny Kemble, Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838–1839

Document 13–4: The Confessions of Nat Turner, 1831

Quiz for Document 13–4: The Confessions of Nat Turner, 1831

Document 13–5: James Henry Hammond, Letter to an English Abolitionist, 1845

Quiz for Document 13–5: James Henry Hammond, Letter to an English Abolitionist, 1845

Comparative Questions

14. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 14

Introduction to the Documents

Document 14–1: Abraham Lincoln, Speech in Peoria, Illinois,October 16, 1854

Quiz for Document 14–1: Abraham Lincoln, Speech in Peoria, Illinois,October 16, 1854

Document 14–2: Frederick Douglass, The Constitution of the United States: Is It Proslavery or Antislavery?1860

Quiz for Document 14–2: Frederick Douglass, The Constitution of the United States: Is It Proslavery or Antislavery?1860

Document 14–3: Jefferson Davis, Speech before the U.S. Senate,May 1860

Quiz for Document 14–3: Jefferson Davis, Speech before the U.S. Senate,May 1860

Document 14–4: Levi Coffin, Reminiscences,1880

Quiz for Document 14–4: Levi Coffin, Reminiscences,1880

Document 14–5: Correspondence between Lydia Maria Child and Virginia Governor Henry A. Wise, 1859

Quiz for Document 14–5: Correspondence between Lydia Maria Child and Virginia Governor Henry A. Wise, 1859

Comparative Questions

15. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 15

Introduction to the Documents

Document 15–1: President Lincoln’s War Aims

Quiz for Document 15–1: President Lincoln’s War Aims

Document 15–2: Statement from an Anonymous Former Slave, New Orleans, 1863

Quiz for Document 15–2: Statement from an Anonymous Former Slave, New Orleans, 1863

Document 15–3: Report of the Committee of Merchants for the Relief of Colored People Suffering from the Late Riots in the City of New York,1863

Quiz for Document 15–3: Report of the Committee of Merchants for the Relief of Colored People Suffering from the Late Riots in the City of New York,1863

Document 15–4: Susie King Taylor, Reminiscences of My Life in Camp, 1902

Quiz for Document 15–4: Susie King Taylor, Reminiscences of My Life in Camp, 1902

Document 15–5: General William T. Sherman, Correspondence, 1864

Quiz for Document 15–5: General William T. Sherman, Correspondence, 1864

Comparative Questions

16. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 16

Introduction to the Documents

Document 16–1: Carl Schurz, Report on the Condition of the South, 1865

Quiz for Document 16–1: Carl Schurz, Report on the Condition of the South, 1865

Document 16–2: Mississippi Black Code, November 1865

Quiz for Document 16–2: Mississippi Black Code, November 1865

Document 16–3: Advertisements from theChristian Recorder, 1865–1870

Quiz for Document 16–3: Advertisements from theChristian Recorder, 1865–1870

Document 16–4: A Narrative of a Post–Civil War Visit to Gowrie and East Hermitage Plantations,March 22, 1867

Quiz for Document 16–4: A Narrative of a Post–Civil War Visit to Gowrie and East Hermitage Plantations,March 22, 1867

Document 16–5: Elias Hill, Testimony before Congressional Committee Investigating the Ku Klux Klan, 1871

Quiz for Document 16–5: Elias Hill, Testimony before Congressional Committee Investigating the Ku Klux Klan, 1871

Comparative Questions

17. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 17

Introduction to the Documents

Document 17–1: A Remonstrance from the Chinese in California,ca. 1870

Quiz for Document 17–1: A Remonstrance from the Chinese in California,ca. 1870

Document 17–2: Mattie V. Oblinger to George W. Thomas, Grizzie B. Thomas, and Wheeler Thomas Family,June 16, 1873

Quiz for Document 17–2: Mattie V. Oblinger to George W. Thomas, Grizzie B. Thomas, and Wheeler Thomas Family,June 16, 1873

Document 17–3: N. A. Jennings, A Texas Ranger, 1875

Quiz for Document 17–3: N. A. Jennings, A Texas Ranger, 1875

Document 17–4: Chief Joseph, Speech to a White Audience, 1879

Quiz for Document 17–4: Chief Joseph, Speech to a White Audience, 1879

Document 17–5: Richard Pratt, “Kill the Indian . . . and save the man,”1892

Quiz for Document 17–5: Richard Pratt, “Kill the Indian . . . and save the man,”1892

Comparative Questions

18. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 18

Introduction to the Documents

Document 18–1: Marshall Kirkman, The Railway Army, 1894

Quiz for Document 18–1: Marshall Kirkman, The Railway Army, 1894

Document 18–2: William Graham Sumner, What Social Classes Owe to Each Other, 1883

Quiz for Document 18–2: William Graham Sumner, What Social Classes Owe to Each Other, 1883

Document 18–3: Henry Demarest Lloyd, Wealth against Commonwealth, 1894

Quiz for Document 18–3: Henry Demarest Lloyd, Wealth against Commonwealth, 1894

Document 18–4: Andrew Carnegie, Wealth, 1889

Quiz for Document 18–4: Andrew Carnegie, Wealth, 1889

Document 18–5: Henry George, An Analysis of the Crime of Poverty, 1885

Quiz for Document 18–5: Henry George, An Analysis of the Crime of Poverty, 1885

Comparative Questions

19. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 19

Introduction to the Documents

Document 19–1: Thomas O’Donnell, Testimony before a U.S. Senate Committee, 1885

Quiz for Document 19–1: Thomas O’Donnell, Testimony before a U.S. Senate Committee, 1885

Document 19–2: Interviews with Journalist Helen Campbell, 1880s

Quiz for Document 19–2: Interviews with Journalist Helen Campbell, 1880s

Document 19–3: Jacob Riis, Waifs of New York City’s Slums,1890

Quiz for Document 19–3: Jacob Riis, Waifs of New York City’s Slums,1890

Document 19–4: Walter Wyckoff, Among the Revolutionaries, 1898

Quiz for Document 19–4: Walter Wyckoff, Among the Revolutionaries, 1898

Document 19–5: William L. Riordon, Plunkitt of Tammany Hall,1905

Quiz for Document 19–5: William L. Riordon, Plunkitt of Tammany Hall,1905

Comparative Questions

20. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 20

Introduction to the Documents

Document 20–1: Mary Elizabeth Lease, Women in the Farmers’ Alliance, 1891

Quiz for Document 20–1: Mary Elizabeth Lease, Women in the Farmers’ Alliance, 1891

Document 20–2: Gunner Jesse Blake, Narrative of the Wilmington “Rebellion” of 1898

Quiz for Document 20–2: Gunner Jesse Blake, Narrative of the Wilmington “Rebellion” of 1898

Document 20–3: Pinkerton Guard Testimony, 1893

Quiz for Document 20–3: Pinkerton Guard Testimony, 1893

Document 20–4: Conflicting Views about Labor Unions

Quiz for Document 20–4: Conflicting Views about Labor Unions

Document 20–5: Emilio Aguinaldo, Case against the United States,1899

Quiz for Document 20–5: Emilio Aguinaldo, Case against the United States,1899

Comparative Questions

21. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 21

Introduction to the Documents

Document 21–1: Jane Addams, The Subjective Necessity for Social Settlements,1892

Quiz for Document 21–1: Jane Addams, The Subjective Necessity for Social Settlements,1892

Document 21–2: Royal Melendy, Ethical Substitutes for the Saloon,1900

Quiz for Document 21–2: Royal Melendy, Ethical Substitutes for the Saloon,1900

Document 21–3: Letter to Mrs. Potter Palmer, January 12, 1907

Quiz for Document 21–3: Letter to Mrs. Potter Palmer, January 12, 1907

Document 21–4: Marie Jenney Howe, An Anti-Suffrage Monologue,1913

Quiz for Document 21–4: Marie Jenney Howe, An Anti-Suffrage Monologue,1913

Document 21–5: Booker T. Washington, The Atlanta Exposition Address,1895

Quiz for Document 21–5: Booker T. Washington, The Atlanta Exposition Address,1895

Document 21–6: W. E. B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and Others,1903

Quiz for Document 21–6: W. E. B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and Others,1903

Comparative Questions

22. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 22

Introduction to the Documents

Document 22–1: For Freedom and Democracy, April 1917

Quiz for Document 22–1: For Freedom and Democracy, April 1917

Document 22–2: Eugene V. Debs, Speech Delivered in Canton, Ohio, June 16, 1918

Quiz for Document 22–2: Eugene V. Debs, Speech Delivered in Canton, Ohio, June 16, 1918

Document 22–3: Letter to Elmer J. Sutters, 1918

Quiz for Document 22–3: Letter to Elmer J. Sutters, 1918

Document 22–4: Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, The Case against the “Reds,”1920

Quiz for Document 22–4: Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, The Case against the “Reds,”1920

Document 22–5: Stanley B. Norvell, Letter to Victor F. Lawson, 1919

Quiz for Document 22–5: Stanley B. Norvell, Letter to Victor F. Lawson, 1919

Comparative Questions

23. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 23

Introduction to the Documents

Document 23–1: Edward Earle Purinton, Big Ideas from Big Business: Try Them Out for Yourself!,April 16, 1921

Quiz for Document 23–1: Edward Earle Purinton, Big Ideas from Big Business: Try Them Out for Yourself!,April 16, 1921

Document 23–2: Reinhold Niebuhr, Diary Entries, 1925–1928

Quiz for Document 23–2: Reinhold Niebuhr, Diary Entries, 1925–1928

Document 23–3: Hiram W. Evans, The Klan’s Fight for Americanism, 1926

Quiz for Document 23–3: Hiram W. Evans, The Klan’s Fight for Americanism, 1926

Document 23–4: Margaret Sanger, Motherhood in Bondage, 1928

Quiz for Document 23–4: Margaret Sanger, Motherhood in Bondage, 1928

Document 23–5: Marcus Garvey, The Negro’s Greatest Enemy, 1923

Quiz for Document 23–5: Marcus Garvey, The Negro’s Greatest Enemy, 1923

Comparative Questions

24. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 24

Introduction to the Documents

Document 24–1: Martha Gellhorn to Harry Hopkins, November 11, 1934

Quiz for Document 24–1: Martha Gellhorn to Harry Hopkins, November 11, 1934

Document 24–2: Working People’s Letters to New Dealers, 1935–1939

Quiz for Document 24–2: Working People’s Letters to New Dealers, 1935–1939

Document 24–3: Huey Long, Speech to Members of the Share Our Wealth Society, 1935

Quiz for Document 24–3: Huey Long, Speech to Members of the Share Our Wealth Society, 1935

Document 24–4: Jose Flores, Interview, Farm Security Administration Migrant Labor Camp, El Rio, California, 1941

Quiz for Document 24–4: Jose Flores, Interview, Farm Security Administration Migrant Labor Camp, El Rio, California, 1941

Document 24–5: Conservatives Criticize the New Deal, 1936–1937

Quiz for Document 24–5: Conservatives Criticize the New Deal, 1936–1937

Comparative Questions

25. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 25

Introduction to the Documents

Document 25–1: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Speech to Congress, December 8, 1941

Quiz for Document 25–1: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Speech to Congress, December 8, 1941

Document 25–2: Grant Hirabayashi, Oral History, 1999

Quiz for Document 25–2: Grant Hirabayashi, Oral History, 1999

Document 25–3: Varian Fry, The Massacre of the Jews, December 21, 1942

Quiz for Document 25–3: Varian Fry, The Massacre of the Jews, December 21, 1942

Document 25–4: Soldiers Send Messages Home, 1942–1945

Quiz for Document 25–4: Soldiers Send Messages Home, 1942–1945

Document 25–5: Rosie the Riveter Memoirs, ca. 2004

Quiz for Document 25–5: Rosie the Riveter Memoirs, ca. 2004

Comparative Questions

26. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 26

Introduction to the Documents

Document 26–1: General George C. Marshall, For the Common Defense, 1945

Quiz for Document 26–1: General George C. Marshall, For the Common Defense, 1945

Document 26–2: George F. Kennan, The Long Telegram, February 22, 1946

Quiz for Document 26–2: George F. Kennan, The Long Telegram, February 22, 1946

Document 26–3: NSC-68: U.S. Objectives and Programs for National Security, 1950

Quiz for Document 26–3: NSC-68: U.S. Objectives and Programs for National Security, 1950

Document 26–4: Joseph McCarthy, Speech Delivered in Wheeling, West Virginia, February 9, 1950

Quiz for Document 26–4: Joseph McCarthy, Speech Delivered in Wheeling, West Virginia, February 9, 1950

Document 26–5: Donald M. Griffith Interview, 2003

Quiz for Document 26–5: Donald M. Griffith Interview, 2003

Comparative Questions

27. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 27

Introduction to the Documents

Document 27–1: Edith M. Stern, Women Are Household Slaves, 1949

Quiz for Document 27–1: Edith M. Stern, Women Are Household Slaves, 1949

Document 27–2: Vance Packard, The Status Seekers, 1959

Quiz for Document 27–2: Vance Packard, The Status Seekers, 1959

Document 27–3: George E. McMillan, Sit-Downs: The South’s New Time Bomb, 1960

Quiz for Document 27–3: George E. McMillan, Sit-Downs: The South’s New Time Bomb, 1960

Document 27–4: North Dakota Civil Defense Agency, How You Will Survive, 1960

Quiz for Document 27–4: North Dakota Civil Defense Agency, How You Will Survive, 1960

Document 27–5: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Farewell Address, January 1961

Quiz for Document 27–5: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Farewell Address, January 1961

Comparative Questions

28. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 28

Introduction to the Documents

Document 28–1: Students for a Democratic Society, The Port Huron Statement, 1962

Quiz for Document 28–1: Students for a Democratic Society, The Port Huron Statement, 1962

Document 28–2: Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham City Jail, 1963

Quiz for Document 28–2: Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham City Jail, 1963

Document 28–3: George C. Wallace, The Civil Rights Movement: Fraud, Sham, and Hoax, July 4, 1964

Quiz for Document 28–3: George C. Wallace, The Civil Rights Movement: Fraud, Sham, and Hoax, July 4, 1964

Document 28–4: Chicago Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee Leaflet, 1967

Quiz for Document 28–4: Chicago Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee Leaflet, 1967

Document 28–5: National Organization for Women, Statement of Purpose, October 29, 1966

Quiz for Document 28–5: National Organization for Women, Statement of Purpose, October 29, 1966

Comparative Questions

29. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 29

Introduction to the Documents

Document 29–1: John F. Kennedy and Bobbie Lou Pendergrass, Letters, 1963

Quiz for Document 29–1: John F. Kennedy and Bobbie Lou Pendergrass, Letters, 1963

Document 29–2: Robert S. McNamara, Actions Recommended for Vietnam, October 14, 1966

Quiz for Document 29–2: Robert S. McNamara, Actions Recommended for Vietnam, October 14, 1966

Document 29–3: Robert D. Heinl Jr., The Collapse of the Armed Forces, June 7, 1971

Quiz for Document 29–3: Robert D. Heinl Jr., The Collapse of the Armed Forces, June 7, 1971

Document 29–4: Arthur E. Woodley Jr., Oral History of a Special Forces Ranger, ca. 1980

Quiz for Document 29–4: Arthur E. Woodley Jr., Oral History of a Special Forces Ranger, ca. 1980

Document 29–5: John Kerry, Testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 1971

Quiz for Document 29–5: John Kerry, Testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 1971

Comparative Questions

30. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 30

Introduction to the Documents

Document 30–1: Transcript from Tape-Recorded Meeting, March 21, 1973

Quiz for Document 30–1: Transcript from Tape-Recorded Meeting, March 21, 1973

Document 30–2: Supreme Court Decision,1973

Quiz for Document 30–2: Supreme Court Decision,1973

Document 30–3: Norma McCorvey, Affidavit, United States District Court, District of New Jersey,2000

Quiz for Document 30–3: Norma McCorvey, Affidavit, United States District Court, District of New Jersey,2000

Document 30–4: Ronald Reagan, Address to the National Association of American Evangelicals, 1983

Quiz for Document 30–4: Ronald Reagan, Address to the National Association of American Evangelicals, 1983

Document 30–5: Oral History, 1983

Quiz for Document 30–5: Oral History, 1983

Comparative Questions

31. Documents from Reading the American Past, Chapter 31

Introduction to the Documents

Document 31–1: The National Security Strategy of the United States, September 2002

Quiz for Document 31–1: The National Security Strategy of the United States, September 2002

Document 31–2: Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, Confession, 2007

Quiz for Document 31–2: Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, Confession, 2007

Document 31–3: Tony Campolo, Interview, 2004

Quiz for Document 31–3: Tony Campolo, Interview, 2004

Document 31–4: Joseph Stiglitz, Capitalist Fools, December 11, 2008

Quiz for Document 31–4: Joseph Stiglitz, Capitalist Fools, December 11, 2008

Document 31–5: Barack Obama, On a New Beginning, June 4, 2009

Quiz for Document 31–5: Barack Obama, On a New Beginning, June 4, 2009

Comparative Questions

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