Primary and Secondary Sources

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Who was present at the signing of the Declaration of Independence? Which is the better source? Options: Hollywood movie about the American Revolution made in 2001, Book written by a famous historian who is an expert on the American Revolution, published in 1999.

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Book written by a famous historian who is an expert on the American Revolution, published in 1999.

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What type of source is a Hollywood movie about the American Revolution?

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Secondary

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What type of source is a book written by a famous historian who is an expert on the American Revolution, published in 1999?

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Secondary

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Historical Question: What was slavery like in South Carolina? Which is the better source?

Options: Interview with former slave in 1936. The interviewer is a black man collecting oral histories for the Federal Writers' Project. Interview with former slave in 1936. The interviewer is a white woman collecting oral histories for the Federal Writers' Project.

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Interview with former slave in 1936. The interviewer is a black man collecting oral histories for the Federal Writers' Project.

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What type of source is an interview with a former slave in 1936?

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Primary

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What was the layout of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz? Which is the better source? Options: Interview with 80 year old Holocaust survivor in 1985, Map of concentration camp found in Nazi files.

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Map of concentration camp found in Nazi files.

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What type of source is an interview with an 80 year old Holocaust survivor?

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Primary

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What type of source is a map of a concentration camp found in Nazi files?

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Primary

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What happened at the Battle of Little Bighorn? Which is the better source? Options: High School history textbook from 1985, Newspaper account from the day after the battle in June 1876.

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Newspaper account from the day after the battle in June 1876.

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What type of source is a High School history textbook?

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Secondary