Sources and Government

What is a Primary Source?

• material written, produced, or created during the time period

• material written, produced, or created before the time period

• material written, produced, or created After the time period

• material written, produced, or created by Mr. Ashby using a Time Machine

Primary Sources are usually made by

• Historians who are observing the time period after

• Professors during a lecture or documentary series

• individuals describe events in which they were participants or observers

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Written Primary Sources are created when?

• Before a particular event

• After an event

• When one has 2 or more Infinity Stones

• at the time about a particular event.

Why would historians find primary sources helpful in learning about history?

Primary sources enable the researcher to get...

• As Close as possible to the event

• as close as possible to what actually happened during an historical event or time period

• None of the explanations

• both explanations

A Secondary Source is created by who?

• The actual person from the event

• a person who knew the person at the event

• an outsider of the event making their own observation

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Secondary Sources .....

• were not written or produced near or at the time of the event nor is the source a first-hand eyewitness or participant account

• were written or produced near or at the time of the event nor is the source a first-hand eyewitness or participant account

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a secondary source? 

• Interprets and analyzes primary sources
• One or more steps removed from the event 
• May have pictures, quotes, or graphics of primary sources in them
• Created during an experience or time period with inside view of a particular event

Someone's Twitter page is an example of a...

• Primary Source 
• Secondary Source

Why should we study history? 

• Learn about our past (ancestors, culture, advancements, leaders)
• Learn from our mistakes
• Create a better future
• All of the options are correct.