because it is word for word as it was written. In a similar more obscure way, letters written by Adams to Jefferson are primary sources.
When researching American independence or almost any founding-period subject, the Declaration of Independence is indeed a primary source. The difference between primary sources and secondary sources hinges on this simple distinction: a primary source is (or was) "there", while a secondary source is (or was) not "there" but instead talks "about" it.
The Declaration of Independence is a primary source because it was created at the time of the events it describes and provides firsthand information about the thoughts and beliefs of the authors.
No, it's a primary source historical document.
The declaration of independence is primary source
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The Declaration of Independence is a primary source, but only if you use the original document or a fascimile of the real document. Someone else's paraphrase of it or opinion would be a secondary source.
It depends, the format of the source is not what makes it primary or secondary, it is the nature of the source itself. Whether is is in a book, on a respectable website, in a magazine, in a journal, or on a bit of paper has no bearing. What matters is who wrote it and when. Regardless of location, the Declaration of Independence is a primary source, as are many diarys. If you read the Magna Carta online, it is still a primary source. But always take extreme caution with internet souces, because you have much less assurance that they have not altered the original document.
This is a secondary source.
This is a primary source.
is pericles primary source or secondary source
It is a primary source.
No, an encyclopedia is a secondary source.