Question

ANSWER ASAP!! Who would have written a secondary source about the following source about the founding of Jamestown?

A. A blacksmith who worked in Jamestown at the time of its founding.
B. A historian who wrote a book about politics in Jamestown during its founding period.
C. An English sailor who transported colonists and stayed in Jamestown at its founding.
D. A person who helped organize the founding of the Jamestown colony at the London Company of Virginia.

Answer 1

I’m pretty sure, but idk but I think it’s D.

Answer 2

Answer: I would contend that the right answer is actually the B) A historian who wrote a book about politics in Jamestown during its founding period.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that a source written by a person who lived at the time of the foundation of Jamestown—a blacksmith, an English sailor, and a person who helped organize the founding of the colony—is considered a primary source, since they were written at the time of the actual event, and, therefore, they can provide very valuable information. A book about politics in Jamestown during its founding period is, however, a secondary source, since it is an interpretation and an analysis of that event—the historian did not live at that time and was not an eyewitness.