GALVJ The War of 1812 Primary Sources Pack (9780635131591)

what are primary sources and how are they different from secondary sources in the humanities primary sources are documents artifacts or other materials created by people directly connected to your topic a primary source might be connected in this way to an event like the rial rebellion a person like Malcolm X an idea like human rights or a broader phenomenon like science in early Islam think of primary sources as the raw materials related to the topic you are analyzing secondary sources are those that help you interpret analyze or report on these primary materials let's say you are studying attitudes towards immigrants in Britain during the 1900s you might consult newspaper editorials immigrant Diaries and government legislation from that time period as primary sources these could serve as materials that provide first-hand evidence of the attitudes you are studying in addition you might