Question

Samantha is doing a report on Sam Houston for her 7th grade Texas History class. She wants to use only primary sources. Which of the following should she use?
A.
her text book,
B.
an interview with her grandfather, an expert on Sam Houston
C.
a biography about Sam Houston written in 1973
D.
a book of letters Sam Houston wrote to his mother

Answer 1

Primary sources are the raw materials of history — original documents and objects which were created at the time under study. They are different from secondary sources, accounts or interpretations of events created by someone without firsthand experience.

So, D.

Answer 2

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