1. Historical Narratives http://www.litchfieldschools.org/lhs/LHS LibraryWeb/Classes/Cabeza%20de%2 0vaca.jpg http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/colle ctions/artsea/graphics/jackson_slave_ship.jpg http://iws.collin.edu/mcubberly/EarlyAmericaMap.gif

2. Historical Narratives http://iws.collin.edu/mcubberly/EarlyAmericaMap.gif Give accounts of real-life historical experiences given by someone who experienced the events or by someone who has studied or observed them. Are key historical documents which exist as our only record of events.

3. Primary Sources http://iws.collin.edu/mcubberly/EarlyAmericaMap.gif Present first hand knowledge (The author was there) Examples: letters diaries journals autobiographies

4. Secondary Sources http://iws.collin.edu/mcubberly/EarlyAmericaMap.gif Present indirect, second-hand knowledge (The author was not present) Examples: histories biographies

5. Slave narratives: http://iws.collin.edu/mcubberly/EarlyAmericaMap.gif An American literary genre that portrays the daily life of slaves as written by the slaves themselves after having gained their freedom. Approximately 6000 exist http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/colle ctions/artsea/graphics/jackson_slave_ship.jpg