Transcript How do I question historical sources?

How do I question
historical sources?
A guide on how to deal with historical
sources
What questions should I ask?
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WHY?
Questioning Sources
Men of the 396th Regiment of the United States
Army in 1919
Arrest of the Cato Street Conspirators in
1820
Questioning
Sources
Who were
the men?
Men of the 396th Regiment of the United States
Army in 1919
African-American sailors
African-American soldiers
African-American cooks
African-American pilots
Choose one correct answer
Questioning
Sources
What have they
been awarded?
Men of the 396th Regiment of the United States
Army in 1919
A US Bill
Legal documents
Medals for bravery in combat
A letter
Choose one correct answer
Questioning
Sources
Men of the 396th Regiment of the United States
Army in 1919
American Civil War
Boer War
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n
w
a
s
i
t
produced?
First World War
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Sources
Where were
the men from?
Men of the 396th Regiment of the United States
Army in 1919
Queens, New York
Bronx, New York
Manhattan, New York
Harlem, New York
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Questioning
Sources
Why is the
source a rarity?
Men of the 396th Regiment of the United States
Army in 1919
Few black Americans fought
during the First World War
Few Americans won medals
during the First World War
The French gave out few medals
during the First World War
Few black Americans joined the
army during the First World War
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African-American
soldiers
Men of the 396th Regiment of the United States
Army in 1919
However
they
had
tofight.
fight
were
When
not
the
allowed
United
States
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of to
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medal
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with
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the
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US
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France.
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African
soldiers.
In
fact
most
black
Army.
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all
350,000
due
to
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their
Americans
won
medals.
soldiers
who
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army.
combat.up
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Questioning
Sources
When did the
event take place?
Arrest of the Cato Street Conspirators in
1820
1819
1820
1821
1822
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Sources
Where did this
event take place?
Arrest of the Cato Street Conspirators in
1820
Cato Street, London
Cato Street, Derby
Cato Street, Birmingham
Cato Street, Cariff
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Questioning
Sources
Who led the
conspirators
?
Arrest of the Cato Street Conspirators in
1820
John Frost
Lord Harrowby
Arthur Thistlewood
Edwards
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Sources
What is taking
place in the
middle of the
scene?
Arrest of the Cato Street Conspirators in
1820
Thistlewood killing a police officer
Policeman killing Thistlewood
Thistlewood wounding an officer
An officer wounding Thistlewood
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Sources
Why did the
event take
place?
Arrest of the Cato Street Conspirators in
1820
Conspirators attacked the government
Different armed groups fought
Authorities were informed of a plot
to kill the government
Government looked to kill all
opponents
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Cato Street
Conspiracy
Arrest of the Cato Street Conspirators in
1820
In 1820
a group
of
men,
led
The
Thistlewood
government
killed
was
a and
Five
were
transported,
by Arthur
Thistlewood,
policeman
informed
as
the
he plans.
entered
The
the
five
wereof
executed.
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planned
to assassinate
the
room.
authorities
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stormed
conspirators
the
lastCabinet.
man, known
as
British
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would
room
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Cato Street
arrested
London,
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wasthey
released.
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happen
when
ate at the
where
and
the
conspirators
put
onHarrowby.
trial. met.
home
of
Lord
was the informer.
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