original source A direct source of information or research
Primary source. In the study of history as an academic discipline, a Primary Source (also called an original source or evidence) is an artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time under study. It serves as an original source of information about the topic.
The people in those colonies created their own sets of laws to follow, they had town hall meetings where men could voice their opinions, and they learned how to provide for themselves.
