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FINDING PRIMARY SOURCES

Before we get started let's figure out what you already know. Answer the following questions and then click Submit to see how you did.

Primary sources are:
the most important sources
evidence left behind by participants
sources written by the most important scholars in the field
An interview with John Lennon in Rolling Stone is a:
primary source
secondary source
Which of the following is a primary source?
a book discussing the Oregon Trail
a pioneer woman's diary that she wrote while traveling west
a US History text book
An analysis of women soldiers/spies in the US Civil War is an example of a:
primary source
secondary source
The movie Titanic can be used as a primary source for a history paper on transatlantic travel.
True
False

Last modified: 8/22/2012 11:58 AM by M. Potter

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