Assignment task: Analyze the Evidence Question
What are the stances of three types of reports about the Richmond Bread Riots?
Instructions: The three accounts presented in sources are:
A. Confederate soldier stationed in Richmond giving a rather factual account of what he saw almost immediately after the riots to his sister
B. An upper class lady sympathetic to the Confederate cause writing a little later
C. Four newspaper stories writing second-hand stories about the riots 10 days to two weeks later and also referencing other "bread riots" in the South.
D. Fill out the table below with evidence from these sources about their stances (or conclusions) regarding 5 characteristics of the riots, rioters, and others.