The Enrollment Act of Conscription, during the Civil War, caused the New York City Draft riots.
If you lived in 1840 and saw a man reading The Liberator, you could assume that "<span>He supported the abolition of slavery", since this publication was meant to support the abolition movement. </span>
Historians and archaeologists have three methods to reconstruct history: through primary sources, secondary sources and the oral history. Primary sources include the artifacts, videos and letters; while secondary sources are through books and reports. Oral history, on the other hand, are not written sources. They are passed on to generations through stories, songs, and may manifest in their customs and traditions.