APUSH Name__________________________
Mr. Stevenson Opening the Textbook- Vicksburg
Opening the Textbook- Vicksburg
Directions- Todays class will focus on comparing the textbook accounts along with other primary and secondary sources to analyze the similarities and differences between the accounts. The students will be directed to/provided these accounts in which they will have to provide answers to short answer questions to be submitted on Edline.
Bell-Ringer- What do you know about the Siege of Vicksburg? If you are unfamiliar with the event, please take an educated guess as to why the class would learn about it today.
Source #1-Please read “The American Pageant” page XXXXXXXXXX “War in the West” and answer the following questions.
1. What does the passage say about the Siege of Vicksburg?
2. How important does this particular source value the Siege of Vicksburg?
3. How does the map help explain the Siege of Vicksburg and the Vicksburg Campaign?
Source #2- Please read passage from the second textbook. Highlight and annotate differences from the previous textbook.
1. What does the passage say about the Siege of Vicksburg?
2. How important does this particular source value the Siege of Vicksburg? Is it different than the first passage? Why or why not?
3. How does this passage differ from the first one?
Source #3- Please read the “Daily Life of the Siege of Vicksburg” and answer the questions below.
1. Please pick one quote from each page. How does this quote help to understand the Siege of Vicksburg? (there should be 4 quotes)
2. Describe the content of this source.
3. Do the diary entries help you to understand the Siege of Vicksburg better? How?
4. Should the textbook include information from this source in their version of the textbook? Why or Why not?
Source #4 Please read the last primary source “A Soldier’s Life and Death at Vicksburg”
1. Please pick one quote from each letter. How does this quote help to understand the Siege of Vicksburg? (there should be 3 quotes)
2. Describe the content of this source.
3. Do the letters help you to understand the Siege of Vicksburg better? How?
4. Should the textbook include information from this source in their version of the textbook? Why or Why not?
Essay- “History textbooks only scratch the surface of events, battles, people etc.”
In at least 300 words, explain the statement above using the Siege of Vicksburg as an example.
Questions to consider in your response:
· Why do textbooks only have a small passage about an event?
· How do firsthand accounts help tell the story of an event?
· Do firsthand accounts help complete the story of an event?