2023 3rd Qtr Benchmark American History

What is a Primary Source?

• Second-hand account of an event

• It is evidence that comes from the time period we're studying, or from a person who was there

• It is evidence only found in a textbook

• Second-hand account of an event by means of any evidence

An example of a primary source is a(n):

• 1969 Dodge Charger

• Apache Cradleboard made by my grandma

• Fossil of a dinosaur foot print

• Textbook on Westward Expansion

This is a primary source (newspaper):

• True

• False

The following is NOT a primary source:

• True

• False

What is a Secondary Source?

• A photograph

• A retelling of something that happened using only visual objects

• The retelling of something that happened in the past by someone who wasn't at the time of the event

• An Apache Cradleboard

An example of a secondary source is:

• An American History Textbook

• An article about a man who climbed Mt. Everest

• Autobiography: Someone who wrote their own life story

• Biography: Someone wrote the life story of another person

This is a secondary source:

• True

• False

This is a secondary source:

• False

• True

What is the definition of Westward Expansion?

• The migration of birds from east to west

• Settlers moving from west to east

• Settlers moving from east to west

• Natives moving to Canada

This map shows westward expansion:

• True

• False