US History: Chapter 1, Exercise 3 — Possible Solution
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CRITICISM 1
"History from below" suggests a focus on "insignificant people." Reader's
response: notice whether a chapter treats ordinary people as actors and not
only as background.

CRITICISM 2
Some say social historians overemphasise class, gender and race from a "leftist
political agenda." Reader's response: check the chapter's claims against its
stated sources, and note that this criticism is the article's report and not a
finding.