Primary vs. Secondary Sources

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What is a PRIMARY source?

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First hand information, usually created during the period in history: Photographs, autobiographies, artifacts.

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What is a SECONDARY source?

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Second hand information, created well after an event in history. Biographies, history books, journal articles about a past event.

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

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Primary

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

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Secondary

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An article about the Civil War written during the Civil War

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Primary

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

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Secondary

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

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Primary

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What is the audio recording of an immigrant talking about their experience of Ellis Island?

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Primary

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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