6th Grade Primary and Secondary Sources Worksheets
Ages 11-12 · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs
Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher
A primary source was made by someone who lived through an event, and a secondary source was made later by someone who did not witness it. These primary and secondary sources worksheets hold 3 6th grade sheets, each with an answer key. Sorting Primary and Secondary Sources gives 12 Civil War sources to sort, and Reading a Primary Source takes students through a letter Abigail Adams wrote in 1776. Two Accounts of the Boston Massacre compares modern summaries of what the colonists and the soldiers each said, and it carries D2.His.4.6-8.
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