Exploring Primary and Secondary Sources in U.S. History

What is a source in the context of learning history?

• A type of historical event

• A specific period in history

• A person, place, or object from which information is obtained

• A method of teaching history

Which of the following is NOT an example of a primary source?

• A diary entry

• A government document

• A textbook

• A recorded interview

What makes a source a primary source?

• It is written by a historian

• It is created or produced during the time under study

• It is found in a textbook

• It is a second-hand account

Which of the following is a primary source related to Martin Luther King Jr.?

• A biography written by another author

• A textbook section about his life

• A BrainPOP video about him

• His 'I Have a Dream' speech

What type of source is Martin Luther King Jr.'s autobiography?

• A secondary source

• A primary source

• A fictional source

• A tertiary source

What defines a secondary source?

• It is an original document from the time period

• It is a type of artifact

• It is created by someone who did not experience the events first-hand

• It is a recorded interview

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

• A photograph from World War II

• A news article from the 1960s

• A biography of Martin Luther King Jr.

• A letter written during the Civil War

What is the relationship between primary and secondary sources?

• Both are created at the same time

• Primary sources are used to create secondary sources

• Secondary sources are used to create primary sources

• They are unrelated

An interview with a Titanic survivor is an example of which type of source?

• Tertiary source

• Primary source

• Secondary source

• None of the above

A section in your textbook describing the Jamestown settlement is an example of which type of source?

• Tertiary source

• Secondary source

• Primary source

• None of the above