Primary and Secondary Sources

1. Primary and Secondary Sources

2. Primary Source • First Hand Information • Records created by people who took part in historical events. • The REAL DEAL

3. Primary Source • Examples of Primary Sources • Official Documents • Declaration of Independence

4. Primary Source • Photographs and Personal Journals • Picture of the Battle of Antietam • Lewis and Clark’s journals

5. Primary Source • Speeches • Gettysburg Address

6. Secondary Sources • Second Hand Information • Written documents and other information created by people who were not involved in the historical event.

7. Secondary Sources • Textbooks • American Nation

8. Secondary Sources • Encyclopedias • World Book

9. Secondary Sources • Books • Biographies and Historical Fiction

10. Primary or Secondary? • The Constitution of the USA

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14. Primary or Secondary? George Washington’s journal

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