A primary source is an original document written by a participant or eye witness to an event. The United States Constitution is a primary source. Letters and diaries are primary sources.
A secondary source is an account of the event written by a third person. Your history book is a secondary source.
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what is a primary source? and what is a secondary source?
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wow im like 15 years later from when this page was created
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