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SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861

START OF THE CIVIL WAR

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Historians use a variety of sources to understand the past. Some of these sources are primary sources, which are sources made during the time period being studied. Historians also use secondary sources, which are sources made after the time period being studied.Below are some sources that have to do with Southern secession in 1861. Historians might use some of these sources to understand how people reacted at the time. Sort the sources into primary and secondary sources.A diary from 1861
A
Primary Source
B
Secondary Source
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They can be firsthand testimony or evidence created during the time period that you are studying. Primary sources may include diaries, letters, interviews, oral histories, photographs, newspaper articles, government documents, poems, novels, plays, and music.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of primary sources: Theses, dissertations, scholarly journal articles (research based), some government reports, symposia and conference proceedings, original artwork, poems, photographs, speeches, letters, memos, personal narratives, diaries, interviews, autobiographies, and correspondence.

Detailed explanation-3: -Primary sources are the evidence of history, original records or objects created by participants or observers at the time historical events occurred or even well after events, as in memoirs and oral histories.

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