Using the assigned sources provided, compare the 1924 newspaper article to Axtell’s 1975 articles (pages 62 and 83-84) and to page 8 of Huck’s Raft, printed 80 years later, in 2004. After reviewing and thinking about the sources answer the following question in 1 to 3 well-written paragraphs that follow the guideline in the discussion forum description:
1. Is the news clipping a primary or secondary source?
2. Is Actell’s article a primary or secondary source?
3. Is Huck’s Raft a primary or secondary source?
4. What other source9s0 might we consult on the subject of the McCulloughs?
5. Do you note any discrepancies?
6. Do any of these sources, published long after the actual event, change how you perceive the story and/or the sources?
7. How do the various perspectives influence your thoughts about these various accounts?
8. What factor(s) may account for these different perspective on interactions between white settlers and the native inhabitants of colonial America?
9. Is one author’s interpretation more or less accurate than the other?
Cite any sources you quote from or paraphrase, using in-text or parenthetical citations.
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