USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a primary source?
A
a record of an event made by someone who ws not there at the time of the event
B
people who had been put in prison for owing money
C
the records or artifacts made by people who took part in or saw an event
D
a shipping route followed by traders from the colonies, Great Britain, and the West Indies.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Primary Sources are immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it. Primary sources can include: Texts of laws and other original documents. Newspaper reports, by reporters who witnessed an event or who quote people who did.

Detailed explanation-2: -Primary sources can include visual sources such as historical artifacts, photographs, or art work produced during the period you are studying.

Detailed explanation-3: -Primary sources biographies, autobiographies, manuscripts. interviews, speeches, oral histories. case law, legislation, regulations, constitutions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of primary sources include: Artifacts. Books. Diaries.

Detailed explanation-5: -What is a Primary Source. Primary sources include documents or artifacts created by a witness to or participant in an event. They can be firsthand testimony or evidence created during the time period that you are studying.

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