Identify each historical source as a primary source or a secondary source. a researcher studies a presentation created by a historian in recent times that analyzes ancient egyptian architecture. a group of history students watches a modern play based on a short story from the early middle ages to better understand that time period. a historian tries to interpret an ancient coded language by studying the clay tablet on which it was written. an archaeologist studies an ancient mesopotamian weapon to understand the advancements that the civilization made in using metal. a historian publishes an article in a respected historical magazine about the reasons behind the downfall of roman leader julius caesar. a researcher studies tax records written in ancient times to better understand the civilization’s tax system.

Primary sources provide direct or firsthand information about an event, object, person, etc. In contrast, secondary sources describe, summarize, evaluate, comment on, interpret, and/or analyze primary source materials. Taking this into consideration, the historical sources provided above should be classified as follows:

Primary sources:

Secondary sources:

the correct answer is: the fact that the anti-federalist papers were considered poorly written.

while it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton.

explanation:

before eli whitney's invention of the cotton gin, picking and cleaning cotton was a slow, labor-intensive job. workers, usually slaves, had to pick the seeds from the cotton fibers by hand. this invention made it possible to grow large amounts of cotton on big farms and make money.