Historians use primary and secondary sources to collect historical evidence. What is the difference between these two sources?
a. A primary source is firsthand information about people or events, and a secondary source is an
account provided by people who did not directly witness or participate in the event.
b. A primary source is an account provided by people who did not directly witness or participate in
the event, and a secondary source is information collected using visual evidence, such as a news
photograph
C. A primary source is information collected based on interviews with people, and a secondary source
is information collected using visual evidence, such as a news photograph.
d. A primary source is information from textbooks, encyclopedias, and other books, and a secondary
source is information collected from oral histories and recorded interviews.