Primary and Secondary Sources

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Something made about an event or time period by someone who was not there

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Secondary

Front

A source created about an event or time-period by someone who was there

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Primary

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An article about the Civil War written during the Civil War

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Primary

Front

A report about the life of Abraham Lincoln written by a 5th grade student

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Secondary

Front

A newspaper article created about 9/11 at the same time of 9/11

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Primary

Front

Which answer below is a Secondary Source? Options: Autobiography, Photograph, Diary, Textbook

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Textbook

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A Native American's journal that describes what it was like to meet white settlers for the first time

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Primary

Front

A biography about Abraham Lincoln

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Secondary Source

Front

An autobiography is a

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Primary Source

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A photograph is an example of a

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Primary Source