Primary Source Set: The Constitution This Primary Source Set includes images, documents, maps, sound files and analysis tools to help teach about the United States Constitution. September 17, 1787 Members of the Constitutional Convention signed the final draft of the Constitution on September 17, 1787.
Misty Osgood. A newspaper is a primary historical source that can provide varying viewpoints. A text book is a secondary historical source that provides varying viewpoints about a given topic.
Historical context refers to the moods, attitudes, and conditions that existed in a certain time. Context is the setting for an event that occurs, and it will have an impact on the relevance of the event.