How do the authors use historical evidence to support
their claim? Select two options.
O They use a secondary source to show that the
British secretary of war opposed involuntary
servitude.
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U They use a primary source to show that a song was
spreading the idea of equality across the Caribbean.
O They use a secondary source to show that the idea
of an enslaved people's revolt was groundbreaking.
O They use a statistic to show that England had
enough voters to end slavery and establish equality.
OThey use a primary source to show that some white
people opposed the idea of freeing enslaved people.

1st: They use a primary source to show that some white people opposed the idea of freeing enslaved people. This primary source could have been written in diaries or memories by the same participants or people from those times.

2nd: They use a secondary source to show that the British secretary of war opposed involuntary servitude.This secondary source could have been found as a historical document in a library.

The authors use historical evidence such as primary and secondary sources to support their claim. While primary sources are produced by the participants or observers when the event took place (e.g. diaries, journals, memoirs, autobiographies), the secondary sources are produced when the historians use the information brought by the primary sources in order to write about a specific topic (e.g. a history book).

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