Name: Document Analysis: Theodore Roosevelt’s “The New Nationalism” Period:
Answer questions 1-­‐3. Answer each prompt with 2-­‐4 complete sentences. 1. Summarize the main argument found in this document and explain how the argument was affected by this document’s historical context. (If this document featured a plea for freedom of speech, what differences might there be if it were written during the year 1600, in France, or in the year 2000, in North Korea?) 2. Discuss the value of this primary source. How reliable is the author? How do you know? Who is the intended audience? From where does this document come and how does that affect how valuable it is? 3.
Choose ONE of the following prompts to answer: (answer on backside of this paper) a.
Provide evidence that supports the main argument that you identified for Prompt 1 and explain how it supports that argument. b.
Provide a counter-­‐argument, supported by evidence, which challenges the argument that you described in your answer to prompt 1. Explain why the evidence supports that counterargument.