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Which of the following would a historian use to get a firsthand account of a past event?

a. A chronological source
b. A secondary source
c. A narrative source
d. A primary source

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historians will utilize primary source to get a firsthand account of a past event, because
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a Historian would look for a primary source (option d. ) - the definition of a primary source is that it was written at the time of the event, and not later (this is the secondary choice).
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