Manifest Destiny and Its Critics.pdf - Mr. Mermelstein's classes

Student ActivityThe Secondary Sources: Activity 2This activity is based on the passages from Throes of Democracy: The American Civil War Era, 1829–1877, by Walter A. McDougall, and Manifest Destiny, by David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler. From theprimary sources for this lesson, choose two that you think best support each author’s point of view aboutManifest Destiny. With the rest of the class, discuss the two secondary source passages and defend thechoice of sources you have made.1. From this lesson, choose two primary sources that best back up McDougall’s interpretation of ManifestDestiny. List those sources here and briefly explain why you chose them.2. From this lesson, choose two primary sources that best back up Heidler and Heidler’s interpretation ofManifest Destiny. List those sources here and briefly explain why you chose them.3. Does your textbook include a passage describing or summing up the idea of Manifest Destiny? If so, withwhich of the two secondary sources (McDougall, or Heidler and Heidler) does it seem to agree most? Whatone or two primary sources from this lesson would you add to this textbook passage to improve it?Discuss your choices with the rest of the class.Manifest Destiny and Its Critics | The Historian’s Apprentice 33