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A battery commander expertly checks the azimuth circle of a telescope for artillery, highlighting the importance of precise instruments in military production.

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  1. Neck chamers for the artillery. A battery commander telescope expert checking its azimuth circle. Fine instruments are as necessary a part of production at the Army, in which this equipment is produced, as big gunsLibrary of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Zoom In Inquiry

  2. Examine the picture clues carefully. Determine what you see and what questions you might ask to get the “big picture.” What does primary source analysis tell us about history?

  3. What do you see in this picture?

  4. Make a hypothesis about what these men are watching.

  5. Does this image represent the Civil War or the Revolutionary time period? What makes you think that?

  6. Prove this image is from the Revolutionary period by listing 5 pieces of evidence. Revolutionary

  7. Click to show some answers. What other evidence do you see? The style of dress is colonial Thomas Jefferson who wrote The Declaration of Independence Man taking notes to record actions of a congress The papers on the desk (The Declaration) are being presented by Jefferson No United States flag yet.

  8. Ormsby, W.L. & Trumbull, J. (1876) Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776/painted by J.Trumbull; engraved by W.L. Ormsby, N.Y.Library of Congress; Prints and Photographs Division: Popular Graphic Artshttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a04054

  9. Can you name any famous individuals that lived during the Revolutionary time period?

  10. What is the “big picture?” How does the interaction of cultures lead to change?

  11. Examine these primary sources to determine how they help us further understand how minority groups helped shape the life of Revolutionary America. Jefferson, T. (1776) Original Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence. Library of Congress: Exhibitions Jones, A. & Rothermel, P.F. (1852) [Patrick Henry before the Virginia House of Burgesses May 30, 1765]. Library of Congress: Prints and Photographs Thomas Paine. Library of Congress:Popular Graphic Arts

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