*MD in the Revolution Document Understanding Check

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• Period 2
• Period 3
• Period 5
• Period 6

1. What other information about the source would tell you about its origin? (Primary or Secondary)

• A. The author’s perspective
• B. The date the source was written
• C. The author’s purpose for writing the source
• D. The other events leading up to American Revolution

2. Consider the Source Information provided for Source A. Why might a historian question Source A’s usefulness in determining how Marylanders felt about the Revolution?

• A. It was not created during the time period being studied.
• B. It was created by influential participants of the time period.
• C. It does not provide evidence on the perspectives of Marylanders.
• D. It does not provide information on what happened after the ship burning.

3. In Source B, what does the word concessions mean in this context?

• A. to properly acknowledge the demands of the enemy
• B. The ship, the Peggy Stewart
• C. to protest a tax
• D. giving in to demands

4. If a student made the claim, “Marylanders were neutral in their loyalties leading up to the Revolutionary War”, which piece of evidence from Source B would counter (go against) that claim?

• A. “Mr. Stewart then voluntarily offered to burn the vessel and the tea in her (the brig), and that proper acknowledgements should be made and published in the Maryland Gazette…”
• B. "The duty (tax) on the tea [was paid] by Mr. Anthony Stewart
• C. “The tea was brought to Maryland for Thomas Charles Williams and company, merchants in this city…”

5. Based on the letter, what is the author’s point of view on events leading up to the revolution?

• A. He agrees with the patriots and supports their efforts.
• B. He is neutral in his feelings about the revolution.
• C. He disagrees with the way events have taken place, but supports the efforts of patriots.
• D. He agrees with the loyalists and supports their efforts.

6. What evidence from the source proves your answer to #5?

• A. “There cannot be anything named of which I am more strongly convinced”
• B. “With your cause I renounce [reject] you”
• C. Apparently popular measures
• D. "Your humble servant"

7. How can this document be used as a counterclaim to the claim that more Marylanders were patriots?

• The document shows that many slave holders were loyalists
• The document shows that many slave holders were patriots
• The document shows that many enslaved people escaped to the British
• The document shows that many enslaved people escap