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In history terms what does primary mean?

Usually refers to a primary source such as a journal, photograph, letter, etc.


What do we call a piece of historical information from a person who has actually at an event such as Antonio pigafetta's journal?

A primary source.


Why might the president refer to a primary source in a inaugural speech?

He might refer to a primary source, which could be a journal of a past president or other source, to show how past idea's are connected to present events, or several other reasons.


Gerneral Grant's journal entries primary or secondary source?

General Grant's Journal is a primary source. A primary source is an eye witness. It is what the person who was there actually saw. Such accounts are extremely important because they give a feel for the era. A secondary source would be what you would hear if one of your parents told you what they heard about World War 2. They would be passing on a story. Also, Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy, also wrote his memoirs. If someone took Grant's Journal and Davis' Memoirs and made a book, that would be a secondary source. Still, it might give a better overall picture of the war. So a primary source is one written by someone who saw what was going on.


What historical document can be a primary source?

A diary, journal, or first-person description of an event written at the time it occurred.


When was Australian Journal of Primary Health created?

Australian Journal of Primary Health was created in 1995.


Why might the president refer to a primary source in an inaugural speech?

He might refer to a primary source, which could be a journal of a past president or other source, to show how past idea's are connected to present events, or several other reasons.


Is a private journal a primary source?

It depends; if the person who created the documentary experienced the events themselves, it is a primary source. However, in many cases, it is a secondary source, which means that the creator of the documentary based it off of experiences other than their own.


Is the internet primary or 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.


Is a journal entry from the past summer a secondary source?

It depends. If it is your journal, or you are quoting from a journal you have actually seen, then no. A secondary source would be a newspaper report of that journal entry, for example. Unless the journal entry is stating something read or seen elsewhere, then it WOULD be a secondary source.


Is a diary primary or secondary?

It is a primary source.


Is a picture a primary or secondary source?

A picture can indeed be a primary source.