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7.6 Mercy Otis Warren pamphlet
Example:
In an anonymous pamphlet written by playwright and historian, Mercy Otis Warren,
Warren argued that the Constitution ratification process was too fast, warning that, “it is
an attempt to force it upon them before it could be the roughly understood.”1
8.2 Visual Document--political cartoon
Example:
Some Federalists accused Thomas Jefferson of being too radical, as depicted in a political
cartoon called “The Providential Detection.”2
8.3 James Bayard--letter
Example:
In a letter to Alexander Hamilton, James Bayard revealed that he did not know who to
support in the presidential election.3
7.4 Madison’s Federalist #51
Example:
According to James Madison’s argument in Federalist #51, an essay that was written to
encourage the states to ratify the Constitution, Madison argued that the federal
government was not too powerful.4
1
Mercy Otis Warren, Observations on the New Constitution, and the Federal and State
Conventions by a Columbian Patriot (pamphlet, 1788) in Michael Schaller, et. al, Reading
American Horizons: Primary Sources for U.S. History in a Global Context 4th ed. vol. 1(New
York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2021), 60-61.
2
Unknown Cartoonist, “The Providential Detection” (political cartoon, n.d.) in Michael Schaller,
et. al, Reading American Horizons: Primary Sources for U.S. History in a Global Context 4th ed.
vol. 1(New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2021), 65.
3
James Bayard to Alexander Hamilton, January 7, 1801, in Michael Schaller, et. al. Reading
American Horizons: Primary Sources for U.S. History in a Global Context 4th ed. vol. 1(New
York: NY: Oxford University Press, 2021), 66.
4
James Madison, “Federalist No. 51” (essay, 1788) in Michael Schaller, et. al, Reading
American Horizons: Primary Sources for U.S. History in a Global Context 4th ed. vol. 1(New
York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2021), 58-59.
6.3 John Dickinson--Liberty Song
Example:
Many revolutionaries believed that liberty and freedom were above all else the most
important parts of life. In his song, “Liberty Song,” John Dickinson expressed this
sentiment when he said, “Come join hand in hand brave AMERICANS all, and rouse
your bold hearts at fair LIBERTY’S call.”5
(Later in essay) Themes of oppression were also present in Dickinson’s “Liberty Song.”6
How to cite documents from the DBQ Project website:
Footnotes: Follow the same format for the primary source as outlined above. Then write: in
“name of assignment,” DBQ Online, Accessed 1/1/2024, website URL address.
Example:
in “How Revolutionary Was the American Revolution,” DBQ Online, Accessed 10/3/2024,
https://www.dbqonline.com/assignment/551446/.
Bibliography:
DBQ Online. Accessed 10/3/2024. https://www.dbqonline.com/assignment/551446/.
How to cite documents from the Digital Inquiry Group/Read Like a Historian website:
Footnotes: Follow the same format for the primary source as outlined above. Then write Digital
Inquiry Group, Accessed 1/28/2025,
https://inquirygroup.org/system/files/download-pdf/Settlement%20House%20Movement%20Stu
dent%20Materials_0.pdf.
Bibliography:
Digital Inquiry Group. Accessed 1/28/2025.
https://inquirygroup.org/system/files/download-pdf/Settlement%20House%20Movement%20Stu
dent%20Materials_0.pdf.
5
John Dickinson, “The Liberty Song” (song, 1768) in Michael Schaller, et. al, Reading
American Horizons: Primary Sources for U.S. History in a Global Context 4th ed. vol. 1(New
York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2021), 48-49.
6
Dickinson, 48-49.
How to cite sources from the Choices curriculum:
Footnotes: Follow the same format for the primary source as outlined above. Then write
Choices Program, Brown University, Accessed 2/28/2025, https://www.choices.edu/.
Bibliography: Choices Program, Brown University. Accessed 2/28/2025.
https://www.choices.edu/.
Bibliography
Schaller, Michael, et. al. American Horizons: U.S. History in a Global Context. 4th ed.
Vol. 1. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2021.
Schaller, Michael, et. al. Reading American Horizons: Primary Sources for U.S. History
in a Global Context. 4th ed.Vol. 1. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2021.