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What does primary mean?
First
Second
Third
Last
What makes you a "first-hand" witness of something?
Hearing about it from a friend
Reading about it in a book
Actually being there and seeing it for yourself
If I make a copy of a primary source, does that make it a secondary source?
Yes
No
What does secondary mean?
Last
Third
Fourth
After first
When are secondary sources made?
During a historical event
Before a historical event
After a historical event
Many history classes learn by using textbooks. What kind of source would that be?
Primary
Secondary
Third
If someone interviewed Martin Luther King Jr. about his work during the Civil Rights Movement, would that be a primary or secondary source?
Primary
Secondary
Your teacher is giving a lecture about the French Revolution, which happened in the late 1700s. Is your teacher's lecture a primary or secondary source?
Primary
Secondary
If Mr. Jarvis wrote a book about Harriet Tubman and all of her great accomplishments, would that be a secondary or primary source?
Primary
Secondary
If Mr. Jarvis wrote a book about his life growing up in Wilkes County, would that be a primary or secondary source?
Primary
Secondary
You are shown this image during a lesson about the first black president, Barack Obama. Is this picture a primary or secondary source?
Primary
Secondary
You watch the musical Hamilton on Disney+ about the life of Alexander Hamilton, who was one of the United State's founding fathers. Is the musical a primary or secondary source?
Primary
Secondary
The teacher hands every student a copy of the Declaration of Independence. Is this copy a primary or secondary source?
Primary
Secondary
What kind of source is the best to use when doing historical research?
Primary
Secondary
If Kobe Bryant's family released a diary he had kept during his playing days, what kind of source would that diary be?
Primary
Secondary
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