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I. Author: Who created the source? What do you know about the author? What is the author’s point of view?
There is no author for this source - this map was created by an unnamed historian. We know nothing of the historian except for the fact that he/she collected data and created this map. The historian may or may not have a point of view on this issue, but either way, it is not shown through this source, because a map cannot be biased.

II. Place and Time: Where and when was the source produced? How might this affect the meaning of the source?
This source is a map of the effects of the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, so it was probably created sometime after these dates.

III. Prior Knowledge: Beyond information about the author and the context of its creation, what do you know that would help you further understand the primary source?
This was a major cause of the Civil War.

IV. Audience: For whom was the source created and how might this affect the reliability of the source?
This map was created for the general public - the source is most likely very acurate, since it is only fact-based, not opinion-based.

V. Reason: Why was this source produced at the time it was produced?
This source was produced mainly for informational purposes - the map contains territorial results of the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.

VI. The Main Idea: What point is the source trying to convey?
The source is not trying to say much (opinion-wise, at least ...) except for the facts that -some territories became open to slavery after the Compromise of 1850 -some territories became open to slavery after the Kansas-Nebraska Act -some states and territories were free states and territories -some states and territories were slave states and territories

VII. Significance: Why is this source important? What inferences can you draw from this document? Ask yourself, “So what?” in relation to the question asked.
This source is important because it gives the general public and idea of what the outcomes of the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 were. We cannot draw many inferences from this document except that some territories must have opened up to slavery because of the Compromise and the Act.

HEY, ADD ANYTHING IF YOU SEE THAT SOMETHING IS MISSING, THANKS :) -ap