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Which source is an example of a primary source?

A. A journal entry by someone who survived a flood by clinging to a larger tree
B. A history book about major floods throughout the past 100 years
C. An articular about a town that was destroyed by a flood after a dam broke
D. An encyclopedia articular about the construction of a dam that broke in a flood

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A

Explication: they witnessed it first hand. They would know exactly what happened given that it happened to them
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Answer:

A. A journal entry by someone who survived a flood by clinging to a larger tree

Step-by-step explanation:

It is the only primary source.

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