Primary and Secondary Sources

What type of source provides firsthand accounts from the American Civil War period?

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

• Tertiary sources

• Quaternary sources

Which of the following is an example of a primary source from the American Civil War?

• An article analyzing the Emancipation Proclamation

• A documentary about the Civil War

• A history book on the Civil War

• Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

What do secondary sources do in relation to primary sources?

• Interpret and analyze primary sources

• Are original documents

• None of the above

• Provide firsthand accounts

Which of the following would be considered a secondary source?

• A history book written after the war

• A letter written by a Civil War soldier

• A journal kept during the Civil War

• A photograph from the Civil War

What can students gain by examining sources like the Gettysburg Address and historical analysis on the Emancipation Proclamation?

• A deeper understanding of the events, perspectives, and impact of the American Civil War

• A list of Civil War battle dates

• Geographical knowledge of Civil War battlefields

• Information on modern warfare

This source tells you about an event and is from that time period. 

• Primary 
• Secondary

What are secondary sources?

• Graphic sources

• Sources written by other historians

• Physical sources

• Oral sources

A source created about an event or time-period by someone who was there

• Primary

• Secondary

At school we use textbooks to learn about the history of the United States. When we use textbooks, what are we using?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Primary and Secondary

My friends and I found an old wedding dress in our attic. My father said it belonged to my grandmother. What is the dress?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Primary and Secondary