U.S. History 1781-1850
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The following are links to purchased databases (provide citations for you):
Grolier Database: http://www.go.grolier.com
NOTE: Do NOT use quotataion marks (" ") around phrases in Grolier. Use the word AND to string words together. Example:
- slavery and abolition
- preamble and constitution
America the Beautiful (left column on Grolier homepage): http://www.go.grolier.com
On the Grolier home page choose AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL from the left column. Then choose “Timelines.” Then choose “1750-1849.”
ABC-CLIO – American History Database: http://www.socialstudies.abc-clio.com/UnifiedLogin.aspx?ipaddress=true
Select the rectangle on the left titled “American History.”
Encyclopedia of World Biography (Gale Virtual Reference Library database):
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/sain46794
See "Source Citation" at bottom of article for citation.
Gale Discovering Collection Database: http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/start.do?prodId=DC&userGroupName=mnkspps
Use “ “ around words in a phrase. See "Source Citation" at bottom of article for citation.
Gale Junior Reference Database:
http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/start.do?prodId=JRC&userGroupName=mnkspps
Use “ “ around words in a phrase. See "Source Citation" at bottom of article for citation.
Salem Press History Database:
Sharpe United States History and Culture:
SIRS Discoverer Maps – U.S. historical and other:
http://discoverer.prod.sirs.com/discoweb/disco/do/map?type=H&type2=H
The following are links to websites that are reliable but are not purchased databases (you have to figure out the citation yourself):
Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 - Archiving Early America:
http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/sedition
America’s Story - America’s Library website:
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/search/search.html
American history - The historynet.com website:
The branches of government - White House website:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/
Early American History - Archiving Early America:
Early American history with targeted links - Free Dictionary website:
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/History%20of%20the%20United%20States%20(1789-1849
Early American History - International Information Programs website:
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/histryotln/index.htm
The Federalists - U.S. History website:
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h445.html
Judicial review - University of Missouri Kansas City Law School:
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/judicialrev.htm
Lewis & Clark - Discovering Lewis & Clark website:
Lewis & Clark - National Geographic’s Lewis & Clark Webpage: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark
Lewis & Clark - PBS’s website:
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark
Lowell Factories - University of Massachusetts Lowell:
http://faculty.uml.edu/sgallagher/Mill_girls.htm
"Mill Life in Lowell 1820-1880 - Center for Lowell History; University of Massachusetts Lowell
http://libweb.uml.edu/clh/mo.htm
Presidents - whitehouse.gov:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents
Primary Sources From the 18th Century - Law Yale School Avalon Project:
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/18th.htm
Primary Sources From the 19th Century - Law Yale School Avalon Project:
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/19th.htm
Primary Sources in American History - American Memory website "Words and Deeds in American History":
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/mcchtml/corhome.html
A Treasury of Primary Documents: "Primary Source Documents Pertainting to Early American History":
http://www.constitution.org/primarysources/primarysources.html
Primary Sources "Northwest Ordinance of 1787" - Yale Law School:
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/nworder.htm
Primary Sources "U.S. Historical Documents Chronology" - University of Oklahoma website:
http://www.law.ou.edu/ushistory/index.shtml
Sacajawea - PBS:
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/sacagawea.htm
Sacajawea - Thinkquest.org:
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110072/famous/sacajawea.htm
Shay's Rebellion - Earlyamerica.com:
http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/summer/letter.html
Timeline – American History – Timeline.com:
http://www.timelines.info/history/continents_and_countries/north_america/united_states_of_america
United States History 1450 – 2000:
The War of 1812 - Military Heritage website:
http://www.militaryheritage.com/1812.htm
The War of 1812 - Tripod website:
http://members.tripod.com/~war1812/
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MLA Citation Guideline Sheets:
http://spps.schoolwires.net/Page/4105