Primary and Secondary Sources Flashcard

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A document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred.

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Primary Source

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A classmate giving a report about Cleopatra.

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Secondary Source

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A photograph is an example of a

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Primary Source

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Is a diary written by a daughter of a Civil War soldier from 1863-1865 about the war in New Orleans a primary document?

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Yes

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Is a newspaper written in 2005 about the first Louisiana Indian tribes a primary document?

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No

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A journal written by Sequoyah describing how he created the Cherokee alphabet.

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Primary Source

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A webpage talking about how life may have been in ancient Greece.

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Secondary Source

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A biography about Abraham Lincoln

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Secondary Source

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A map drawn by Christopher Columbus is a

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Primary Source

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This source tells you about an event and is from or created during that time period.

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Primary