Primary/Secondary Sources

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a primary source?

• A textbook describing historical events

• An interview with a participant of an event

• A summary written by a historian

• A documentary about a war

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Which of the following are examples of secondary sources?

• A textbook describing the civil war

• A radio recording of a speech given by President Roosevelt

• Your parent describing how your ancestors came to America

• An autobiography about President Bush

Multiple Choice

A biography about the second president of the United States, John Adams.

• primary source

• secondary source

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A movie showing the life of George Washington.

• primary source

• secondary source

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

• primary source

• secondary source

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A newspaper article from 2001 describing the Great Depression in the 1920’s.

• primary source

• secondary source

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A student giving a presentation about the tanks from World War 1.

• primary source

• secondary source

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A friend telling you about his teacher in 5th grade.

• primary source

• secondary source

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

• primary source

• secondary source

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The Declaration of Independence

• primary source

• secondary source

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An interview with a soldier about what it was like to fight in Iraq.

• primary source

• secondary source

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A textbook describing the Civil War.

• primary source

• secondary source

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An author talking about their latest book.

• primary source

• secondary source

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A radio recording of Walt Disney talking about the opening of Disneyland.

• primary source

• secondary source

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Your teacher explaining how pilgrims came to America.

• primary source

• secondary source

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An autobiography about Lebron James. 

• primary source

• secondary source