Question

read these passages. each source is related to the 1858 debates between stephen a. douglas and abraham lincoln as they campaigned for a seat in the united states senate.

source 1
over 150 years ago, abraham lincoln and stephen a.
douglas held seven debates as they campaigned for a
senate seat in illinois. the debates focused on the issue of
slavery and its expansion into the territories. douglas
helped overturn the prohibition on slavery in the territories
of kansas and nebraska with the kansas - nebraska act.
referred to as popular sovereignty, it meant that citizens
in kansas and nebraska, not the federal government, could
determine whether slavery should be allowed to exist in
those territories.

source 2
that is the real issue with the question of slavery.... it is
the eternal struggle between these two principles - right
and wrong - throughout the world. it is the same spirit that
opposes liberty and humanity in every other form; it is the
principles that have stood face to face from the beginning
of time; and will ever continue to struggle. the one is the
common right of humanity and the other the divine right of
kings. it is the same principle in whatever shape it
develops itself. it is the same spirit that says, \you work
and toil and earn bread, and ill eat it.\ no matter in what
shape it comes, whether from the mouth of a king who
seeks to bestride the people of his own nation and live by
the fruit of their labor or from one race of men as an
apology for enslaving another race, it is the same
tyrannical principle.

• abraham lincoln, during the seventh debate with

stephen a. douglas

which statement describes a similarity between source 1 and source 2?
a. both could be secondary sources.
b. both are pieces of historical evidence.
c. both show examples of chronological thinking.
d. both are primary sources.

Explanation:

• Primary sources: These are original materials from the time period being studied. Source 1 is a description of events (the 1858 debates) that likely comes from a historian or someone summarizing the events after they occurred. Source 2 is a direct quote from Abraham Lincoln during the debates.
• Secondary sources: Analyze, interpret, or summarize primary sources. Source 1, if it is a historian’s account written after 1858, is a secondary source. Source 2, being a direct quote from Lincoln (a participant in the event), is a primary source. So A is incorrect.
• Historical evidence: Both can be used as historical evidence. Source 1 (even if secondary) and Source 2 (primary) can provide insights into the 1858 debates.
• Chronological thinking: There is no clear indication of chronological sequencing (e.g., timelines, order of events over time) emphasized in both sources in a way that would make this the best answer.
• Since both can be used as historical evidence (Source 1 - as a description of events, Source 2 - as a direct statement from a key figure), B is correct.

Answer:

B. Both are pieces of historical evidence.