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This excerpt is a from a source.:secondary
The author of this excerpt is .:Rebecca Maksel
The events presented in this excerpt occurred in .:1936
The of this excerpt is that Dorothea Lange’s photos of Depression-era migrant workers helped expose their terrible living conditions.:main idea
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Migrant MotherFlorence Owens Thompson✔ Dorothea Lange

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Migrant Mother
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Florence Owens Thompson
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✔ Dorothea Lange
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✔ 193619371938

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✔ 1936
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1937
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1938
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the Resettlement AdministrationDorothea Lange✔ migratory farm workers

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the Resettlement Administration
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Dorothea Lange
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✔ migratory farm workers
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The photograph is a source.:primary
took the photograph, making her the author of the source.:Dorothea Lange
The photograph was taken in .:1936
The photograph was taken while the author was photographing for the US government.:migratory farm workers
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To identify the purpose of this photograph, it would be most helpful for a historian to conduct more research on

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the city of Nipomo, California.
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the lives of Florence Owens Thompson and her children.
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the mission of the Resettlement Administration, the agency that hired Lange.
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photographs that Dorothea Lange took when working for other customers.
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primary✔ secondary

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This excerpt is a from a source.:secondary
The author of this excerpt is .:Rebecca Maksel
The events presented in this excerpt occurred in .:1936
The of this excerpt is that Dorothea Lange’s photos of Depression-era migrant workers helped expose their terrible living conditions.:main idea
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Based on the text, what was Lange’s purpose in taking the photograph?

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to convince the tenant farmers to leave their jobs to get higher-paying ones in the city
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to show the advanced technology of the government’s photography equipment
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to help Americans understand the plight of migrant workers
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to get Americans to buy crops from farms in Nipomo, California
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What is the historical context of these sources? Check all that apply.

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The photograph was taken during the Great Depression.
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The nation was at war when the photo was taken.
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Unemployment was high in 1936.
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The Resettlement Administration provided relief to Americans affected by the Depression.
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The living conditions for most migrant farm workers during this time were satisfactory and comfortable.
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Based on the text and the photo, what was Lange’s point of view toward those affected by the Depression?

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She was biased toward the farm owners.
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She was sympathetic to their suffering.
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She was indifferent about their situation.
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She was hostile toward the farmers.
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What evidence in the text helps you determine Lange’s point of view? Check all that apply.

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“Knowing that the pea crop had frozen, she debated for 20 miles before finally turning back.”
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“In March 1936, Dorothea Lange was driving home to Berkeley.”
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“Lange had been hired as a clerk-stenographer.”
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“Back home, Lange developed the images.”
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“Lange . . . told the editor . . . that migrant workers were slowly starving to death.”
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Who was the intended audience for Lange’s photograph? Check all that apply.

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photographers and clerk-stenographers
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Rebecca Maksel
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the general public
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the US government
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the woman pictured, Florence Owens Thompson
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Why is Lange’s photograph a useful source for historians? Check all that apply.It is a primary source about the Great Depression.It analyzes why the Great Depression occurred.It provides reliable evidence about the lives of migrant workers during the Great Depression.It provides information about New Deal legislation passed during the Great Depression.It can help people better understand how the Great Depression affected ordinary Americans.

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It is a primary source about the Great Depression.
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It analyzes why the Great Depression occurred.
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It provides reliable evidence about the lives of migrant workers during the Great Depression.
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It provides information about New Deal legislation passed during the Great Depression.
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It can help people better understand how the Great Depression affected ordinary Americans.
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Dorothea Lange✔ Rebecca MakselMigrant Madonna

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Dorothea Lange
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✔ Rebecca Maksel
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Migrant Madonna
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19341935✔ 1936

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1934
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1935
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✔ 1936
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✔ main ideapromptintended audience

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✔ main idea
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prompt
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intended audience

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