Civil War Photographs

Directions: Please read the question and refer back to the text as needed.

Which sentence best summarizes this entire story?

• Mathew Brady went bankrupt, but now his photographs are valuable.

• Mathew Brady wanted to use photography to create a record of national life.

• Mathew Brady first took daguerreotypes, but switched to photographs.

• Mathew Brady was the first photographer in the United States.

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Directions: Please read the question and refer back to the text as needed.

Which sentence best summarizes the final paragraph of the story?

• Mathew Brady went bankrupt, but now his photographs are considered valuable.

• Mathew Brady helped to stop warfare in the United States.

• Mathew Brady's photographs of the Civil War were brought by Congress.

• Mathew Brady's work is not treasured today.

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Directions: Please read the question and refer back to the text as needed.

How did Mathew Brady chronicle the Civil War?

• He took photographs of wartime scenes.

• He assembled a group of photographers to take pictures of the war.

• He brought pictures from other photographers who were returning from the field.

• All of the above.

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Directions: Please read the question and refer back to the text as needed.

Which sentence summarizes Brady's wartime efforts?

• His work shocked people so much that they did not want to see him.

• His work shocked people but raised their awareness of the costs of war.

• His work shocked most people but not members of Congress.

• His work is not considered valuable today.

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Write a 1-2 sentence response to the question. Your response should include a reference to his photographs being the first modern media coverage of a war.

Why do you think people were so shocked by Brady's photographs?

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Write a 1-2 sentence response.

What do you consider most important about Brady's career?

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Write a 1-2 sentence response.

Summarize in one sentence how you think photography has changed the world.

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