@notleiland wrote: A primary source is an original source from the period in time that this occurred. That gives us the one about Jamestown and the Mayflower. However, the Mayflower came BEFORE the American Colonies, so our best bet would be the one about Jamestown. wait so a documentary is actually a secondary source because they are not told from a person who experienced the event first-hand. However, a record to KEEP TRACK of something first-hand is a primary source, so the answer would not be B

@kingpizza wrote: @notleiland wrote: A primary source is an original source from the period in time that this occurred. That gives us the one about Jamestown and the Mayflower. However, the Mayflower came BEFORE the American Colonies, so our best bet would be the one about Jamestown. wait so a documentary is actually a secondary source because they are not told from a person who experienced the event first-hand. However, a record to KEEP TRACK of something first-hand is a primary source, so the answer would not be B If it was written during the time period, this documentation IS considered a primary source.

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pleaes help me

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3 years ago

Arieonna:

@kingpizza @notleiland

3 years ago

NotLeiland:

A primary source is an original source from the period in time that this occurred. That gives us the one about Jamestown and the Mayflower. However, the Mayflower came BEFORE the American Colonies, so our best bet would be the one about Jamestown.

3 years ago

KingPizza:

@notleiland wrote:

wait so a documentary is actually a secondary source because they are not told from a person who experienced the event first-hand. However, a record to KEEP TRACK of something first-hand is a primary source, so the answer would not be B

3 years ago

NotLeiland:

@kingpizza wrote:

@notleiland wrote:

If it was written during the time period, this documentation IS considered a primary source.

3 years ago

NotLeiland:

@vocaloid

3 years ago

KingPizza:

and you are right about textbooks and essays for school, they are not told from a person who actually experienced the events.

3 years ago

Arieonna:

would it be D

3 years ago

NotLeiland:

OH SHOOT I MISREAD IT

3 years ago

NotLeiland:

Sorry yep he's right

3 years ago

Arieonna:

@arieonna wrote:

would it be D

???

3 years ago

KingPizza:

so imagine writing an essay for school about something from the American colonies from the 1800s or somewhere around then. You would not have experienced those events first-hand, so it would be secondary, not a primary source. Same with people who create textbooks. So the best answer here would be C

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