Place a source in its time: who wrote it, when, why, and what was happening
Grade 10 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence
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Card A (1689): "Bill of Rights". Who made it: England's Parliament. For whom: the people of England and the new monarchs, William III and Mary II. Why: to state the rights it said James II had broken, and to limit the monarch's power. Excerpt (original spelling, as printed in C. Grant Robertson, Select Statutes, 1904, p. 77): "That the pretended Power of Suspending of Laws or the Execution of Laws by Regall Authority without consent of Parlyament is illegall." Context (what else was happening): James II had suspended laws without Parliament. In 1688 he left for France as William of Orange arrived. Limits (what this source cannot tell us): It mostly answers James II's own acts. It does not tell us how ordinary people lived. Card B (printed 1689, dated 1690): "Second Treatise of Government". Who made it: John Locke, an English thinker, at first printed without his name. For whom: English readers. Why: to argue what government is for. Excerpt (chapter II, section 6; Morley's 1884 printing, pp. 193-194): "The state of Nature has a law of Nature to govern it, which obliges every one, and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions..." Context (what else was happening): Scholars now date the writing to about 1681, during the fight over who would be the next king, years before it was printed. Limits (what this source cannot tell us): It argues for an idea. It does not report what happened in 1688. Below the strip: A source's context is what else was happening when it was made. Its limits are what it cannot tell us.
For whom was card A made, Esme asks?
- The king of France and his court
- England's people and its new monarchs
- Readers of Locke's book
- Students in classrooms today
On the strip, when did William of Orange land at Brixham, Jun asks?
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- 1689
- 1685
- 1688
- 1681
When did James II become king, on Kira's strip?
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- 1688
- 1681
- 1689
- 1685
How many years passed from the Oxford meeting (1681) to the Bill of Rights (1689), Luz asks?
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- 18 years
- 3,370 years
- 4 years
- 8 years
By card A's context box, what had James II done, Milo asks?
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- Suspended laws without Parliament
- Moved Parliament to Oxford for good
- Written the Second Treatise
- Signed the Bill of Rights
By card B's context box, when do scholars think Locke wrote it, Noah asks?
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- In 1688, after William landed
- In 1689, the year it was printed
- In 1884, when Morley reprinted it
- About 1681, years before printing
By card A's limits box, what can card A not tell Pia?
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- Which rights Parliament claimed
- Which power it calls illegal
- What James II had done
- How ordinary people lived
By card B's limits box, what can card B not tell Ren?
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- What Locke thought government is for
- Locke's idea that people are equal
- What happened in 1688
- That Locke wrote about liberty
In card A's excerpt, what does Parliament call illegal, Tala asks?
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- Harming another's liberty or health
- Suspending laws without its consent
- Petitioning the new king
- Electing members of Parliament
What was new in England when both cards were printed, Zee asks?
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- Locke was just starting to write
- William and Mary had taken the throne
- James II had just become king
- Parliament was meeting at Oxford