Something a person decides is true based on the information that person has.

• Truth
• Expression

• Conclusion

• Belief

The use of multiple sources to confirm historical evidence.

• Corroboration
• Authentication
• Validation
• Verification

The quality of being trusted to be believable.

• Trustworthiness
• Reliability
• Authenticity
• Credibility

Information that helps prove whether an argument about history is true.

• Cultural beliefs
• Personal anecdotes
• Historical opinion
• Historical evidence

The person or persons for whom a primary or secondary source was first created.

• Content creator
• Target demographic
• Intended audience
• Source material

To determine or explain the meaning of something.

• Definition

• Interpret
• Describe
• Explain

The most important information or main point in a document or source.

• Conclusion
• Background information
• Main idea
• Supporting details

A judgment a person forms about something.

• fact
• belief
• assumption
• opinion

A firsthand account of an event in history; a source of evidence about an event created by people who experienced the event.

Example: Diary entries, political speeches, government documents

• Secondary source
• Primary source
• National source

• Historical analysis

A source of evidence created by people after or removed from an event. It is usually based on information from primary sources and other secondary sources.

Example: Newspaper articles, academic journals, encyclopedia entries

• Primary source
• National source

• Historical document
• Secondary source