Primary and Secondary Sources Test Review

The Declaration of Independence

• Secondary Source
• Primary Source

The Declaration of Independence signatures on the original document

• Secondary Source
• Primary Source

An autobiography is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

A classmate giving a report about Cleopatra. The classmate giving the report is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

Benjamin Franklin was on founder of the Constitution. The Constitution is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

A map drawn by Christopher Columbus is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

A dictionary, an almanac, and an encyclopedia are all examples of

• Primary Sources
• Secondary Sources

—My grandmother found a diary written by a daughter of a Civil War soldier dated from 1863-1865. She talked about what the war was like in New Orleans.  Is that a primary document?

• Yes
• No

— I went to the library and found a newspaper written in 2005 about the first Louisiana Indian tribes.  Is that newspaper a primary document?

• Yes
• No

A biography about Abraham Lincoln

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source