History Skills Vocab

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Original source from the time period, first-hand account

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Primary

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A Diary

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Primary

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WW2 Movie

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Secondary

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Are secondary sources always more reliable than primary sources?

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False

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Context: Background info to understand a source

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Background info to understand a source

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What is an "account?"

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One person's narrative of an event

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Historians always agree on past events.

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False

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Is every person's account of history reliable?

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No - they can be biased.

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The Declaration of Independence

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Primary Source

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Multiple Accounts and Perspectives

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help us get an accurate picture of the past.