Primary or Secondary Source?

The Declaration of Independence is a

• primary source.

• secondary source.

I am writing an essay on Ida B. Wells for my U.S. History class. I used information from chapters in the American Yawp or Britannica. What am I using?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

An autobiography is a

• primary source.

• secondary source.

For this class, we use a textbook to help us learn about U.S. history? When we use textbooks, what are we using?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A tombstone is a

• primary source.

• secondary source.

A photograph is an example of a

• primary source.

• secondary source.

A document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred is considered a

• primary source.

• secondary source.

Birth Certificates are

• primary sources.

• secondary sources.

Secondhand information is an example of a

• primary source.

• secondary source.

A movie showing the life of Fredrick Douglass is a

• primary source.

• secondary source.