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Describe three specific examples of primary sources that one could use as

information sources for a research paper on the American Revolution. Why would
these be good sources to use?

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Answer: ​The "Avalon Project" from the Yale University Law Library reproduces transcribed copies of dozens of legal documents from 1700s America, including Proclamations and Addresses of George Washington, Statutes of the United States Concerning Native Americans, and a vast number of other diplomatic, political and legal ..

Original documents such as diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, records, eyewitness accounts, autobiographies.

Empirical scholarly works such as research articles, clinical reports, case studies, dissertations.

Creative works such as poetry, music, video, photography.

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