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Primary Sources in Social Studies

Primary Sources in Social Studies. The Civil War Ends. What is a primary source?. An original document or the description of an event or time period by a person who witnessed it or lived at the time. Examples of Primary Sources. an eyewitness account a description, written at the time

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Primary Sources in Social Studies

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  1. Primary Sources in Social Studies The Civil War Ends

  2. What is a primary source? An original document or the description of an event or time period by a person who witnessed it or lived at the time.

  3. Examples of Primary Sources • an eyewitness account • a description, written at the time • artwork or photographs of an event • legal documents • business records • an original sound recording

  4. An eyewitness account of an event • newspaper or magazine stories • autobiographies • photographs • artwork depicting the event

  5. Who were the key figures?

  6. President Abraham Lincoln Brady Collection, 1864

  7. Jefferson Davis, President, C.S.A. 1865

  8. General Ulysses S. Grant 1865

  9. General Robert E. Lee. C.S.A. [between 1860 and 1865]

  10. Where did the surrender take place?

  11. Appomattox Court House, Virginia 1865

  12. McLean House, Where Lee signed Capitulation papers, ca. 1865

  13. A first hand account of an historical period • letters and manuscripts • personal journals and diaries • autobiographies • interviews

  14. April 9th Genl Lee has surrendered to Genl Grant with his whole Army!! Mr Lincoln has returned to Washington as in fine Spirits at the prospect of a speedy peace. It is thought that Johnson and the other rebel Genls will give up now that Lee has surrendered. Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft April 9,1865

  15. Something written or created around the time of the event • legal documents (wills, property, birth and death records) • business and accounts records (contracts) • newspaper or magazine articles

  16. First Announcement of Lee’s Surrender Philadelphia, April 9th, 1865

  17. The true peace commissioners Lithograph, 1864

  18. Jefferson Davis Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1861

  19. A sound recording from a specific time • a recording of a speech • a recorded interview • recorded music

  20. What is a secondary source? An account (or artwork) created by someone who was not present at the time. The writer or artist researched the event and then wrote about it. The information might be based on several sources (primary and secondary).

  21. Examples of Secondary Sources • nonfiction information books • reference book articles (encyclopedias) • biographies • textbooks • artwork that depicts an historical event that happened long ago

  22. Why are primary sources important? • They help us to better understand the event or time period. • They allow us to see an individual’s response to an event or time (different perspectives). • They bring history alive.

  23. Are primary sources objective? • Primary sources are not always objective. • They may be subjective and sometimes biased. • They might describe someone’s personal feelings about an event or time in history.

  24. Where can we find primary sources? On the internet: Library of Congress • digital collections: documents, photographs, manuscripts, artwork • sound recordings In libraries: • Published journals, diaries, autobiographies

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