Primary Source Assignment
choose one article of the following and answer questions: 1. Accounts of the “Potato Revolution,” 1695-1845 (multiple authors): https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1695potato.asp 2. William Radcliffe, On Power Looms, 1828: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1828looms.asp 3. The Story of the Suez Canal, 1876: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/islam/1876suezcanal.asp 4. Letter from Leeds Cloth Merchants, 1791 https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1791machines.asp 5. Andrew Ure, Philosophy of the Manufacturers, 1835: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1835ure.asp 1- What is the name of the source and who is the author/producer/creator? 2- What are the main points or arguments of the source? Cite specific examples and be sure to put quotation marks around direct quotes from the document. 3- Who do you think was the main audience of the source? How can you tell (provide an example or explanation here)? 4-What is the context of the source (that is, what was going on at the time)? You may have to do some background research in the textbook, World History in Context, or Credo reference.