Which is not necessary in a historical essay?
-argumentative thesis statement
-first-hand accounts
-historical evidence
-interpretive claims
-properly cited resources

The correct answers are A) argumentative thesis statement and D) interpretive claims.

Argumentative thesis statement and interpretive claims.are not necessarily in a historical essay.  

The History essay refers to the deeds, incidents, activities or important moments in history, as well as the characters that were part of those moments. This kind of essay is based on facts, information, and conclusions of other researchers in different times. So you have to know what kind of sources are valid for your essay. That is why a history research requires deep research because the writer was not a witness. So you have to develop a logical argument that is correctly supported by evidence.

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the answer is b just took the test