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

11. Primary or Secondary?

14. George Washington’s journal

15. Primary or Secondary?