Historians and Clues from the Past

The definition of a primary source is:

• the person was not there, did not live through it

• the person was there, did live through it

• the person read about it

What is the definition of a secondary source?

• the person experienced the time/event

• the person was not there, did not live through it

• the person was there, did live through it

a photograph

• primary source

• secondary source

a social studies text book

• primary source

• secondary source

a diary entry

• primary source

• secondary source

author's notes while writing their book

• primary source

• secondary source

a letter from a soldier in the Civil War

• primary source

• secondary source

the History Channel

• primary source

• secondary source

hand-drawn map

• primary source

• secondary source

marriage license

• primary source

• secondary source