Assignment: Primary Source Analysis
Answer ALL the questions posted
Samuel Chapman Armstrong was the son of missionary parents, who had worked in the mid-19th Century to educated native populations in Hawaii (which became a U.S. state in 1898). Armstrong was a lieutenant in the Union Army, who commanded a division of black men fighting for the Union and became interested in helping black Americans following the Civil War. He joined the Freedman's Bureau, and then founded the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute.
I have posted on Canvas a word document in which I have highlighted in bold print portions of this primary source (which we used in class for our small group discussion). You should focus on those sections of the document to respond to the following questions:
1. Why was education for southern blacks important after the Civil War?
2. What kind of education did Armstrong believe was the most appropriate for freed blacks and why did he promote it?
3. How does this source help us to understand the problems of Reconstruction? In other words, why would historians find this source to be significant (or useful)? Please reference at least two other primary sources that were assigned to formulate your answer.
4. Pose at least one discussion question about this source. What do you think is important to talk about with regard to Armstrong's effort to provide schooling to freed blacks in the South?
Reading: Samuel C. Armstrong on The Founding of Hamption Institute (1868)- From "The Founding of the Hampton Institute" Old South Leaflets, no. 149 (Boston, 1904).
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Attachment:- Armstrong-Excerpts.rar