Document Analysis and Interpretation

The video tutorial introduces the HIPPO analysis tool for examining primary sources, focusing on historical context, intended audience, purpose, point of view, and organization. It uses a letter from an indentured servant in Virginia, 1623, as an example. The tutorial emphasizes understanding the source's context, identifying the audience, and analyzing the author's background to interpret the document's purpose and message. It also discusses how to use such documents to support a thesis, particularly in historical contexts like Bacon's Rebellion.

What is the main purpose of the video?

• To discuss the life of indentured servants

• To explain the history of the Virginia Colony

• To demonstrate the use of HIPPO for document analysis

• To teach how to write a primary source

What does the source line of a document provide?

• The historical context

• The type of document

• The intended audience

• The author's biography

In what year was the letter from the indentured servant written?

• 1623

• 1700

• 1650

• 1607

Who is the intended audience of the letter?

• The author's parents

• The author's siblings

• The author's employer

• The author's friends

What is the main purpose of the letter?

• To request money

• To describe the conditions in Virginia

• To express happiness

• To ask for a job

What can be inferred about the author's background?

• He had a middle-class upbringing

• He was wealthy in England

• He was a nobleman

• He was destitute in England

How can the document be used in an essay about Bacon's Rebellion?

• As evidence of the rebellion's success

• To illustrate the status of indentured servants

• As a primary source of the rebellion

• To show the wealth of Virginia