Historical Sources

Studying environmental changes that occur on Manhattan Island over time is an example of 

• Thematic

• Chronological

• Neither

Studying the decade from 1919 to 1929 with all the social and political changes associated with it and how it related to the decade following is an example of 

• Thematic

• Chronological Era

• Neither

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

• A collection of essays written about gender studies

• An encyclopedia of all things Mediterranean

• A letter from Annie Oakley written to President McKinley

• A scholarly article about race in 1950s Georgia

Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?

• An original Arabic dictionary from 1890

• A scholarly book about old saloons sources by primary documents and interviews

• An interview from a WWII veteran

• A map of an old Spanish mine dated 1740

Which is an example of a tertiary source?

• An encyclopedia of Indian artifacts

• An interview with a hospital employee from 1918

• A newspaper article from Wyoming 1878

• A handwritten note from Amelia Earhart to her husband