U.S. History 1870-1910
Search Tips:
- Put quotes (" ") around the words in a phrase. Example: "child labor laws"
- Use the word AND to string words together. Examples: railroad AND buffalo railroad AND "sierra
nevada"
The following are links to purchased databases (provide citations for you):
Britannica Online School Edition database:
http://school.eb.com.proxy.elm4you.org
Encyclopedia of World Biography database (Note: Open separate window for this database as you may be unable to navigate back to this webpage):
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/sain46794
Gale Discovering Collection database (citation at bottom of articles): http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/DC?locID=mnkspps
Gale Group Student Edition database (citation at bottom of articles) :http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=STOM&u=mnkspps&authCount=1
Gale Virtual Reference Library database:
http://find.galegroup.com/gvrl/start.do?prodId=GVRL&userGroupName=stpaulps
Salem Press History database:
Sharpe United States History and Culture database (NOTE: Use comopark for both the username and password if you need them):
Student Resources in Context (Gale database):
http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/?userGroupName=mnkspps
The following are links to websites that are reliable but are not purchased databases (you have to figure out the citation yourself):
American Memory - Library of Congress website:
Answers.com website - use for research on any topic:
Caution: this site uses Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia which accepts information from anyone, so search results must be carefully evaluated:
Biographies – People of the Old West:
http://www.42explore2.com/oldwest2.htm
Child labor - The History Place website:
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor
Child labor - Learning Page - Library of Congress website:
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/98/labor/resource.html
Chinese - History of the Chinese in California - American Memory webiste:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/award99/cubhtml/cichome.html
Yippy.com website - use for research on any topic:
Immigration - Angel Island website:
Immigration - Ellis Island website:
IPL2 (Internet Public Library) website - use for research on any topic:
Klondike Gold Rush - National Postal Museum:
http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/gold/gold2.html
Klondike Gold rush – PBS:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/gold/about.html
Klondike Gold Rush – Photos from Alaska State Library:
http://library.state.ak.us/hist/goldrush/table.html
Klondike Gold Rush - University of Washington website:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/exhibits/klondike/
Klondike and Alaska Gold Rushes – Alaska’s Gold Lode: A Database of Alaskan Primary Sources:
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/temp_lam_pages/library/gold/search.cfm
Labor Links (includes child labor) -University of Washington Library website:
http://guides.lib.washington.edu/content.php?pid=80438&sid=596049
Presidents - PresidentsUSA.net website:
http://www.presidentsusa.net/index.html
Presidents - whitehouse.gov website:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents
Railroad history and maps - American Memory website:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrintro.html
Railroads - University of Connecticut website:
http://railroads.uconn.edu/links.htm
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 West - Events - New Perspectives on the West website. Choose a decade from the left side of the screen:
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/events
The West - Famous People Profiles - New Perspectives on the West website:
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people
The West - Primary and Other Resources - New Perspectives on the West website:
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources
Como's Reliable Online Resources website - Extensive list of reliable online resources including state-purchased databases:
http://comosr.spps.org/ror.html
For Out of Class Activities Section:
http://www.mnhs.org/index.htm (MN Historical Society)
http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/jjhh (James J. Hill House)
http://northfieldhistory.org/JJ/site.html (Northfield bank)
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MLA Citation Guideline Sheets:
http://spps.schoolwires.net/Page/4105