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The Historian's Tools
LEARNING ABOUT SOURCES
     

When historians study a topic they try to gather a wide variety of SOURCES during their research. Historians use sources like a lawyer uses evidence – they both need information to "make their case." But not all sources are the same.

Historians classify their sources in two categories: PRIMARY and SECONDARY.

Take a little time to learn about these sources by clicking on each of the source buttons.

     
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Now that you are comfortable with identifying primary versus secondary sources, you are ready to proceed to the second phase of this activity. Click the NEXT button below to move on to "History by the Numbers."
   


   
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