Question

Which type of historical evidence is a newspaper article written immediately after the Great Chicago Fire?

A. eyewitness account
B. non-original source material
C. primary source document
D. secondary source document

Answer 1

I've had this question before, the correct answer is C. primary source document.

Answer 2

A newspaper article written immediately after the great Chicago fire would be considered a primary source document. Primary sources are first hand accounts of events such as this fire that took place in history.