histproject - Trang Pham History 202 Fall 2015 class Mini...

Trang Pham
Nov 30, 2015
History 202 Fall 2015 class Mini Research Project
Example of Primary source: “The 13th Amendment to the Constitution declared
that “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof
the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place
subject to their jurisdiction.” Formally abolishing slavery in the United States, the 13th
Amendment was passed by the Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the states
on December 6, 1865.”
Primary source is an artifact, a document, a recording, or other source of
information that was created at the time under study. It serves as an original source of
information about the topic. It helps to inform us on the past, because they serve as
evidence. They were created contemporary to, or very near to, the event or time period
being studied, and thus they are representative. The primary source above that I found
online was named “The 13th Amendment”. It was a primary source because this source