Primary and Secondary Sources

Front

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

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Primary

Front

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

Back

Secondary

Front

An article about the Civil War written during the Civil War

Back

Primary

Front

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

Back

Secondary

Front

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

Back

Primary

Front

An audio recording of an immigrant talking about their experience of Ellis Island. What is the audio recording in this sentence?

Back

Primary

Front

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

Back

Primary

Front

I go to a play about Christopher Columbus discovering America. What is the play?

Back

Secondary