Question

imagine you are a historian interested in the eighteenth amendment, which made it illegal to make, transport, or sell alcohol. the eighteenth amendment was ratified in 1919. read the description of the source. then follow the instructions below. a newspaper article published by five mile beach weekly journal in 1919 has the headline \united states will now try experiment of prohibition.\ the article gives details about how the eighteenth amendment will ban making and selling alcohol. click to correct any errors in the text. the newspaper article is a primary source because it was made by people who researched the passage of the eighteenth amendment many years later.

Explanation:

A primary source is from the time - period of the event. The 1919 newspaper article was published in the year the Eighteenth Amendment was ratified, so it is from the relevant time - period, not made by researchers many years later.

Answer:

The statement "The newspaper article is a primary source because it was made by people who researched the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment many years later." is incorrect. A primary source for the Eighteenth Amendment in 1919 would be something created during that time, like this 1919 newspaper article, not by later researchers.