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RESOURCES: 

BOOKS:  (library.vsb.bc.ca - log in using student # & password – CATALOG tab)   ​

DATABASES:  (library.vsb.bc.ca - log in using student # & password – HOME tab): 
  • EBSCO 
  • Canadian Encyclopedia 
  • Canada in Context 
  • Global Issues in Context 
 
OTHER WEBSITES:
  • UBC Open Collections  (Over 200,000 digital objects including photographs, maps, videos, books, audio, newspapers, letters, etc. that highlight the early history of British Columbia and Canada.  Objects can be downloaded and manipulated.)
SEARCH TIPS: 
  • Consider using: * to truncate your search term - e.g. Canad* will search Canada Canadian(s);  ? as a wildcard character - e.g. wom?n* will search women, woman, woman's, women's.  This works for most databases--but not all!   
  • Use quotation marks (e.g. "second world war") to search for phrases 
  • Use proximity searches - e.g. N5 will find your terms when the occur within five words of each other and W5 will find your terms within 5 words in the order specified.  Sample search: world war canad* N5 (two or II or second) 
  • Remember to narrow your search down by searching for Full Text articles only 
  • Use the subject headings within your hits to further refine your search. 
  • Use keywords and Works Cited entries from resources above and other hits for additional resources 

Revolution to Confederation:  Canada & US  (~1840's-1870's)
​WHAT  IS  YOUR  IDEA  OF  FREEDOM / LIBERTY?

​RESOURCES

​​BOOKS:  Use the books on the trolley.  You can search for other print resources by going to the library software at http://library.vsb.bc.ca and log in at the upper left using your student number and password.  Select "Vancouver Technical Secondary" from the drop down menu.   Select the "Catalog" tab to search for additional books in our library.  Remember to look for keywords, websites and other possible book resources in the books on the trolley.

​VSB DATABASES:  Accessible from the Home tab once logged into the library software (  
http://library.vsb.bc.ca ).
Helpful databases may include:
​
  • Canadian Encyclopedia (searchable; limiters along left side bar; Timelines category useful for keywords within your date range)
  • EBSCO HOST
  • Global Issues in Context
  • History Channel
  • ​World Book Student
​Use keywords found in books and other resources to help with your searches.  Remember, databases may have links to other helpful resources on your topic.

WEBSITES:  Below is a list of websites you may find helpful.  ​Remember, a good website may have links to other resources on your topic.  If you discover any other great websites during your research, let us know and we may be able to post them here.  

SOME PRIMARY SOURCES
  • EmersonCentral.com - The Young American - education
  • EyeWitness to History.com - The Trial of Andrew Johnson, 1868 US - slavery, law... (Searchable)
  • ​EyeWitness to History.com - A Slave's Life, 1868 US - slavery, law... (Searchable)
  • Fordham University - On the Elevation of the Laboring Classes, 1840 US (Searchable)
  • Furman University - Secession Era Editorials  (Searchable - notice the dates...)
  • Government of Canada, Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982  (includes Table of Contents)
  • Harvard Library Curiosity Collections - Women Working 1800 -1930 US  (searchable by keyword(s); can limit your searches along the right margin)
  • Harvard University Curiosity Collections - Educational Laws of Virginia, 1854  US
  • JSTOR Understanding Series - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Written by Himself.  1845 - Boston US
  • JSTOR Understanding Series - United States Constitution
  • National Gallery of Art - 19th Century American Art & Literature

SOME SECONDARY SOURCES​

  • Canadian Encyclopedia - Distribution of Powers, Constitution Act, 1867 - Canada
  • Canadian Encyclopedia - Louis Riel - Red River Rebellion (1869-1870) - Canada
  • Canadian Encyclopedia - Working Class History - Canada
  • Conner Prairie - Indiana State - Women and the Law in the Early 19th Century
  • Cornell Law School - Amistad Revolt - Slavery - US  
  • ​Discrimination in Canada - The Black Experience
  • Government of Canada - History of Indigenous peoples, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada and the treaty relationship
  • History.com  - 19th Century America
  • History.com - U.S. Constitution
  • MrDonn.org  - American History
  • UBC First Nations and Indigenous Studies - Residential School System - Canada
  • ​UBC First Nations and Indigenous Studies - Royal Proclamation of 1763 - Aboriginal Title - Canada
  • U.S History Scene 19th Century
EVALUATING WEBSITES: 
  • Queen's University Library CRAAP Criteria ​

​​WORKS CITED:   

There are several possible MLA8 citation generators for your Works Cited list, such as,  easybib.com , and bibme.org.  Select Manual Entry mode when using a citation generator as this will also teach you how to read a citation.
  • format your Office 365 Word page using Times New Roman 12, double-spacing, hanging indents and alphabetical order