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 social, religious, economic, and political conditions that existed during a certain time and place. It is what enables us to interpret and analyze works or events of the past, rather than merely judge them by contemporary standards.