The battle of new orleans research project
for this graded assignment, use the research you conductedin this lesson to answer the following questions. you
may wish to use the analyzing sources worksheet when working with primary and secondary sources for this
assignment.

1. list two of the primary source documents you examined during your research. why are they primary sources?

list two of the secondary source documents you examined during your research. why are they secondary
sources?

3. what is a difficult word or phrase you discovered in a primary source? what does it mean?

“[the city’s engineers excelled in areas] neglected by the greeks, such as the construction of roads and aqueducts, and of sewers that could wash the filth of the city into the tiber. they have built paved roads throughout the country, leveling ridges and filling up hollows, so as to make possible the movements of heavily loaded wagons. . and such is the quantity of water brought in by the aqueducts, that veritable rivers flow through the city and its sewers: almost every house has cisterns, waterpipes, and copious fountains.” —strabo, as quoted in empires ascendant: time frame 400 b.c.–a.d. 200 cisterns are tanks that hold water until it is needed; if a house has a cistern, it is likely to also have a. aqueducts. c. a swimming pool. b. a fish pond. d. sinks and faucets.