1. Provide historical context for the question from the DBQ above. Remember, this is 3 to 4 sentences of “background” information that places the question within the historical narrative. In other words, how did we get here?

2. Using the document, identify and explain the historical situation, audience, purpose, or point of view of the document. Think about who the author is and why he would say what he said.

answer: both considered peasants valued members of society.

explanation: the ancient chinese and indian empires were large asian empires that had the same problems with other big empires, they had to work hard and sometimes fight in order to keep them united, they both relied heavily on their capacity to trade and to send strange and rare items to europe, and had the father as the head of the house hold in both societies, but they didn´t considered pleasants as valued members of their society, they were the bottom of the social pyramid in both of their societies.

confedracy

supported slavery

upheld the supremacy of federal laws

believed states should be able to nullify federal laws

union

wanted to abolish slavery

supported high tariffs

upheld the supremacy of federal laws

the answer would be a).