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Primary Sources

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Click below to go to a specific section:

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Why do we use primary sources?

  • Primary sources help to make history come alive.

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  • By studying primary sources you can form your own interpretation of an event, judging for yourself whether you agree with the interpretation by the author of the secondary source.

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  • Studying several types of primary sources that have been created from different viewpoints will help you to understand an event much more thoroughly.

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Remember

  • Check the date that your source was created!!! Was it created during the time period that you are studying?

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  • Who is the author? What pronouns are they using?

Look for: I, Me, We, etc.

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ABC-CLIO:

Overview & Browsing

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Step 1: Make sure you select “Show All” in order to locate your topic/ time period

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Step 2: Scroll through until your find the topic/ time period that you are researching

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There will be SEVERAL featured topic centers. SCROLL to the one that matches YOUR research need

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Return to the subtopic you found most helpful

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Select “Topic Library” to limit to primary source!

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Use the filter tab to limit to:

Media & Documents - not quotes...too easy ;)

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Primary Source can be tricky! Select what supports your topic AND makes sense to you! All entries are labeled w category, date, etc.

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Secondary Background

Primary Source

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Facts on File

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Secondary Background

Primary Source

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LOC:

Historical Newspapers

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Redeemers = Democrats

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Articles with the most red highlights mention your keyword most!

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Read the article where term is highlighted...OR...

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Or click on “TEXT”

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Conduct a

CTRL + F to locate your term in the text version

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URL is provided!

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As is citation (bottom of article