Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources

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A play showing how Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a lightning strike.

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Secondary Source

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The United States Constitution

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Primary Source

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An interview with Alexander Graham Bell about how he invented the telephone.

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Primary Source

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A journal written by Lewis about his exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.

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Primary Source

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A history book describing Lewis and Clark's exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.

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Secondary Source

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A newspaper article from 1941 describing the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Primary Source

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Another student reading a report about the tanks from World War One.

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Secondary Source

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A movie showing the life of George Washington.

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Secondary Source

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Rosa Parks describing her role in the Montgomery Alabama bus boycott.

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Primary Source

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

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Primary Source