President John Quincy Adams
Project description
Find a primary source for President John Quincy Adams then do an analysis of this primary source by covering these points:
1-Who created the source? What do you know about the author? What is the author’s point of view?
2-Where and when was the source produced? How might this affect the meaning of the source?
3- Beyond information about the author and the context of its creation, what do you know that would help you further understanding the primary source? For example, do you recognize any symbols and recall what they represented?
4- For whom was the source created and how might this affect the reliability of the source?
5- Why was this source produced and how might this affect the reliability of the source?
6- What point is the source trying to convey?
7- Why is the source important? Ask yourself, “So what?” in relation to the question asked.