Data Analysis & Reporting Flashcards

Benjamin Franklin's 1754 cartoon showing a snake cut into pieces with the caption 'Join, or Die' urged:

Answer: Colonial unity against threats

It urged the colonies to unite during the French and Indian War era.

Which of the following is a primary source?

Answer: A diary written by a Civil War soldier

A diary is a firsthand account created at the time of the events.

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address begins 'Four score and seven years ago,' referring back to:

Answer: The Declaration of Independence in 1776

Eighty-seven years before 1863 is 1776, the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom is a primary source that supports which idea?

Answer: Separation of church and state

The statute, passed in 1786, disestablished the Anglican church in Virginia and protected religious liberty.

A political cartoon of the 1880s shows a gate closing on a Chinese immigrant. It reflects public support for:

Answer: The Chinese Exclusion Act

The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act barred Chinese laborers from immigrating.

Dorothea Lange's photograph 'Migrant Mother' is most useful as evidence of:

Answer: Hardship during the Great Depression

Lange's 1936 photo documented rural poverty during the Great Depression.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech, delivered at the Lincoln Memorial, was part of which event?

Answer: The March on Washington in 1963

King delivered the speech at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.