U.S. History Unit One Vocabualry

A (a)   is accounts of events created at a later date and by someone who was not present at the event.

What word means taking into consideration how the author was influenced by when and where the document was produced?

Corroboration is the act of comparing different sources in order to ______, ______, and _____.

(a)  

Critically examining significant details and language patterns of a text in order to develop a deep understanding of the author's claims or point of view is called what?

First hand accounts of an event created by eyewitnesses or first recorders at the time of the event.

The personal attributes and life experiences of an author that may have influenced his/her ppoint of view is called what?

(a)  

An opinion or perspective presented by the author of the document, influenced by the author's personal circumstances is called what?

The examining and Understanding of the "who", "what", "when", "where", and "why" of a document is called what?

Traveling to new territories for the purpose of discover is what?

Historical context deals with the circumstances the ______ in which an event occured or in which an author lived.