3+Old+Lesson+Worksheet

=Primary and Secondary Sources=

Part I: Complete the following two sentences:

1. A **primary source** may be described as... 2. A **secondary source** may be defined as...

Part II: Study the list of historical sources below. Make a determination as to whether each item listed is an example of a primary or secondary source.

1. The ship's log of Christopher Columbus 2. A newspaper article from 1865 about the Civil War 3. Your history textbook 4. A letter written by George Washington to his wife 5. Your teacher's lecture about the 1890's 6. Film footage showing the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 7. A speech given by John F. Kennedy 8. The Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci 9. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck 10. A journal kept by a soldier in Vietman 11. 1960's rock music 12. Business records of General Motors Corporation 13. The 1790 census of the United States 14. A 1993 magazine article about the War of 1812 15. A fashion catalog from 1909