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A letter written by Abigail Adams to her husband John Adams during the American Revolution.

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PRIMARY

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A 2023 documentary about the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

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SECONDARY

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A diary entry by a Union soldier at the Battle of Gettysburg.

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PRIMARY

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A biography of Frederick Douglass written in 2018.

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SECONDARY

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The original text of the Emancipation Proclamation (1863).

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PRIMARY

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A modern-day news article summarizing the Boston Tea Party.

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SECONDARY

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An 1840s newspaper reporting on the Oregon Trail migration.

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PRIMARY

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Which of these is a primary source about the Constitutional Convention of 1787? A political cartoon from 1787 mocking one of the delegates, A history website explaining the key compromises, A textbook chapter on the creation of the Constitution, A podcast episode interviewing a historian

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A political cartoon from 1787 mocking one of the delegates

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Why would a researcher choose a secondary source when studying the War of 1812?

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To see an analysis that connects many primary accounts together

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Which combination best uses both a primary and secondary source to study the California Gold Rush? Options: Watching a reenactment & reading two websites, Interviewing a park ranger & reading a poem from 1849, Reading a miner’s 1850 diary & a modern history textbook, Looking at a modern infographic & a biography from 2021

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Reading a miner’s 1850 diary & a modern history textbook