Foner - Chapter: #
Doc. # from book
Author/Source:
Name:
Year: of document
full name of person
or publisher
Your Name
Period: W2 or W3
Topic: condensed from topic (not title) as listed in Foner, needs to make sense
Background of Author/Source: Read the introduction to the document. Who is
the author/source (role/profession)? What experiences & expertise do they have?
Relevant Outside Information:
List factual details about the events
happening immediately before, during
and after this document that are
What biases do they hold? What motives do they have? Why have they written
this document? Use outside information if you know it.
Main Idea: In a single sentence what is this document saying?
important to understanding this
document.
Q1: After each document, there are two questions that Foner asks. Answer them in precise & complete sentences.
Q2:
Your Question: A good reader always has questions. Write down your best question here.
Historical Significance: Why is this document important? What critical information does it provide? To what extent does
this document reflect the viewpoints of this time period? Did this document change history? If so, how? Use your understanding of
The time period, related events, and cause/effect relationships to answer this section.
Sample
Foner - Chapter: # 1
Name:
Doc. # 1
Topic: Results of Colonization
Author/Source:
Year: 1776
Adam Smith
Jean Garvey
Period: W2 or W3
Background of Author/Source: father of modern economics, author of Wealth of
Nations, English capitalist, European perspective of economic benefits to Europe from
Relevant Outside Information:
Columbus, & the Columbian Exchange.
World Economy = mercantilism
Start of American Revolution =
Main Idea: The European discovery of America & the Mercantile system that resulted
Revolt against Mercantilism
have created enormous profits for the European nations that control the markets.
Q1: Europeans enjoyed the benefits of the products of the new world. Their industry grew as they traded directly & indirectly with
the Americas. European manufacturing dominated the world market.
Q2: The uniting of all parts of the world into one global trading network will increase the pleasures of the consumers of trade,
eliminating want and promoting industry in Africa, the Americas, and Asia.
Your Question: The selected passages did not provide any details on what Smith called “dreadful misfortunes.” To what extent
did he and other European intellectuals understand the impact of disease on the Native American population?
Historical Significance: Smith’s Wealth of Nations is the bible of capitalism. His viewpoints on the discovery of America reflect
the Eurocentric biases of the time period. While American colonists were in the process of revolting against the perceived injustices
of British mercantilism, they will employ Smith’s capitalist philosophy as they expand across the North American continent.