Question

In this activity, you will reference two primary-source historical documents: Declaration of Sentiments by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Pearl
Harbor speech by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Before you read the documents, read these instructions.
Using what you learned in this unit, examine the sources provided to answer these questions:
• Who authored the document?
• What is the purpose of the document?
• When was the document written?
• What significant historical event or movement does the document represent?
You may need to do additional research to answer the above questions.
Read each primary-source document critically while thinking about these questions:
• Do you notice any exaggeration, stereotype, or emotional appeals that may hint at the author's blas?
• How does the author form his or her argument?
• What are the important themes, main ideas, and arguments presented in the document?
As you read, take notes on the important information in each document. Enter your notes in the tables provided below. Your notes should include
summaries of each document's key points, main ideas, and arguments. (You will need your notes to complete Task 2.)

Answer 1

Answer:

purpose or main idea  Women need to be respected as equals in society“demand civil liberties for women and to right the wrongs of society”equality/feminism

author  Elizabeth Stanton (women's rights, abolitionist)

date 1868

evidence of bias  signed by 68 women

event or movement  Women’s Suffrage, Seneca Falls Convention

other  beginning of women’s rights, first official gathering to discuss women’s rightsinalienable rights“tyranny over her” men abuse and supress women

purpose or main idea  Declare war on Japan, Rally american people to support the war

author  1943

date  FDR (New Deal, Democrat, progressive)

evidence of bias  go to war “I ask that the congress declare”

event or movement  WWII, bombing of pearl harbour

other

“date that will live in infamy”emotional words “onslaught”call to action

Explanation: