The final exam for History 12 is a primary source analysis due online by June 13. Students must choose one pair of sources from Eric Foner's 'Voices of Freedom: A Documentary History, Vol. 2' and write three to four pages discussing the content, historical context, and authors' goals. Options include contrasting views on American imperialism and human rights or social Darwinism and civil rights.

1. History 12
Primary Source Analysis
This final exam is
due online, via canvas, Tuesday, June 13, by 12:00 noon
. Submit your word document through this assignment page.
This Primary Source Analysis is a discussion of two sources
from,
Voices of Freedom: A Documentary History
,
vol. 2, by Eric Foner. Select one of the following pairs of
sources and i
n three to four typed and double-spaced pages tell me what
these sources are about and what specific problems they refer
to. What do they have to do with U.S. history? What were each
author's goals? Are their goals similar or in conflict? Explain.
1.
Emilio Aguinaldo on American Imperialism in the
Philippines (1900)
and
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
OR
William Graham Sumner on Social Darwinism (ca.1880)
and
President's Commission on Civil Rights, To Secure These
Rights (1948)