Historical Sources

Historical sources give us information about....

• the past

• the present

• the future

What does historians do?

• They gather information from the Past

• The dig to look for artifacts

• They gather information from the future

• They read books of History

Which of the following is not a primary source

• Letters and Diaries

• Early toys, Maps

• Birth certificates

• Encyclopedias

A girl found a box of letters written by a soldier to his wife and children during the Civil War. Are those letters...

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

I went to the library and found a newspaper written in 2005 about the World War II. That newspaper is

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Yesterday, my brother Sam wrote a story about the Louisiana Purchase which occurred in 1803. Is his story considered a

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

One famous painter in the 16th century was Leonardo Da Vinci. He painted a special picture called the “Mona Lisa.” That original painting is hanging in a museum in France. Is that a primary document?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

When my mom was born, my grandmother started a diary for my mother. She wrote about what was happening at the time she was born. In the diary, she also put my mom’s birth certificate, baby pictures, newspaper articles, a snip of her hair and the document with her baby handprints and footprints. Those all are

• Primary Sources

• Secondary Source

When evaluating sources it is important to

• watch out for multiple perspectives presented

• watch out for real human emotions

• watch for many historical used while researching

• watch out for bias

Deliberately constructed lies, in the form of news articles, meant to mislead the public.

• Satire

• Fake news

• Secondary Source

• Credible