Law & Order 2.1&2.2-Historical Sources

A piece of information about something is called a...

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• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Tertiary Source

A firsthand account of an event that is considered to be the most valid and reliable type of historical source

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• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Tertiary Source

Sources that are not firsthand accounts, but combine and analyze primary sources to understand historical events

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• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Tertiary Source

Sources that compile information from a wide variety of other source documents and convey the author's interpretation of the information. These are often not appropriate for academic research since the sources may not be well cited.

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• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Tertiary Source

Autobiography

• Tertiary Source

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Journal Entries

• Tertiary Source

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Interviews of an eyewitness

• Tertiary Source

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Government records

• Tertiary Source

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Newspaper articles reporting data and facts

• Tertiary Source

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Biographies

• Tertiary Source

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source