What are Primary and Secondary Sources?
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Write a "p" next to the item if you believe it is a primary source and a "s" if you think it is a secondary source. Be ready to defend your answer!
Answer Sheet

1. Social Studies Textbook

2. Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address

3. Photograph of a Civil War Battlefield

4. Civil War Battlefield Map of the Battle at Chickamauga

5. Nonfiction Book on Civil War

6. 1997 Kids Discover Magazine Article on Civil War

7. Abraham Lincoln’s Political Poster

8. 1863 Harper’s Weekly Newspaper Article

9. Biography on Abraham Lincoln

10. Autobiography on Abraham Lincoln

11. Encyclopedia Article on Civil War

12. 1860s Political Cartoon

13. Civil War Provisions Artifact

Critical Thinking

14. Name three other primary sources from this period in history.

       15. What do historians use to gather facts and write an accurate
              account of a specific period in history?

Resources

Smithsonian Civil War http://civilwar.si.edu/siteindex.html

The American Civil War Page http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html

Civil War Photographs http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html