How reliable is this image concerning a slave's life in the cotton fields of America?

Its fully reliable as a pro slavery cartoon - it shows what people wanted to believe about the treatment of slaves.

Not at all as it shows the slaves well dressed and happy.

Some as the slaves are all African Americans

What is the origin of an source?

The origin is who created the source and when it was created.

The origin is where the source was purchased.

The origin is where the source was located.

Read the following bibliography: Source B: slave auction, Richmond Virginia USA, 1861. This source was published in The Illustrated London News (Feb 16, 1861) - What is its origin?

The Illustrated London New, Feb 16, 1861

The Underground Railroad was a network of people, African American as well as white, offering shelter and aid to escaped slaves from the South. It developed as a convergence of several different clandestine efforts. The exact dates of its existence are not known, but it operated from the late 18th century to the Civil War, at which point its efforts continued to undermine the Confederacy in a less-secretive fashion. How would this quote be useful to a historian studying slavery in America?

Its very useful as it discusses the 'underground railroad' a network of people who helped slaves escape from the South.

It's not useful as it isn't a primary source but a secondary source.

Its useful as it discusses an aspect of slavery that occurred in the American south.

Motive is when you ask ....

Why has the source been created? Education, Persuasion, Entertainment.

Who is meant to be the audience of the source?

What is the definition of audience?

the readers that the text is intended for

a group of people listening at a concert

What is the definition of purpose?

the reason the text is written (to entertain, inform, or persuade)

the reader the text is intended for

It's important to know the audience because... (select all that apply)

the writer should match the argument to the audience

the writer should match the formality of their writing to the audience

the writer should match the purpose of their writing to the audience

the writer should make sure they are always entertaining their audience

Which source do you trust more to answer this historical question? What was slavery like in South Carolina?

Interview with former slave in 1936. The interviewer is an African American man collecting oral histories for the Federal Writers' Project.

Interview with former slave in 1936. The interviewer is a white man collecting oral histories for the Federal Writers' Project.