EXAMINING PRIMARY SOURCES - Eugene V. Debs on Competition - Worksheet

Oct 19, 2026

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Examining Primary Sources worksheet centered on Eugene V. Debs’s remarks about competition. Students respond to three guided questions: identifying the intended audience, evaluating the effectiveness of Debs’s wheelbarrow and Santa Fe railroad analogy, and imagining reactions to Debs’s statement from two perspectives—factory worker versus large corporation owner. The activity includes space for written responses and a brief historical note identifying the Santa Fe Railroad.

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Reading Time3 min

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Examining Primary Sources

Eugene V. Debs on Competition

To whom were the remarks meant to appeal?

Evaluate the effectiveness of Debs’s analogy

React as a factory worker vs. corporation owner

FAQs

Who were Debs’s remarks meant to appeal to?

The worksheet asks students to determine the intended audience and explain their reasoning.

What should students do in question 2?

Students evaluate how effective Debs’s analogy is in making his point.

How should students answer the final scenario question?

Students imagine living in Debs’s time and explain how a factory worker might react differently from a large corporation owner.

Oct 19, 2026

Uploaded by Cipher