How are Primary sources and Secondary sources similar and how are they different.

Primary scources are first hand knowledge and experience and secondary sources are books, stuff written after the fact

Primary and secondary sources are similar in a couple ways. They both are ways to get information. They both are good things to go to if you are wanting to learn about a certain subject. With similarities there is some differences. Primary sources are writings or things that came from the time when it was happening. Example: George Washington's Journal that he specifically wrote during the time that it was written. A secondary source is like a copy of a primary source. It is something that didn't happen at that time. Example: The American Flag we can buy. That is a copy of the original flag.