Bergman's CBA Pathfinder
Primary Sources:
The National Archives Civil War Collection of Photographs. The National Archives is the U.S. Government’s collection of documents that records important events in American history.
Wild West Web American Civil War Photographs Part 1 - a selection of photographs and links to other materials that were created during the Civil War years.
Wild West Web 2 American Civil War Photographs Part 2 - a selection of photographs and links to other materials that were created during the Civil War years.
Library of Congress Photos - the Library of Congress' Prints and Photographs Division contributed more than 3,000 images to Flickr, the photo-sharing social-networking Web site.
PBS website on Slavery and the Making of America where you can explore the original documents, get document descriptions, transcripts, and images.
Slavery in America Resources on the Slave Trade and on the Underground Railroad.
100 Milestone Documents These documents chronicle United States history from 1776 to 1965.
Digital History High-quality historical resources, primary sources, multimedia, subject guides
Databases:
the African American Experience the definitive electronic research tool for African American history and culture.
ABC Clio trial: User id: squalicum Password: storms (please note there is an 's' on the end) This is a data base much like Proquest --- but easier to use. Please tell me how you like it!!
Points of View Reference Center This data base is similar to Opposing Viewpoints. They have over 250 controversial topics with information on both points of view fully covered. User id: squalicum Password: storm
History Reference Center: Also a trial data base. Good quality information with links to primary sources and reliable information. User id: squalicum Password: storm
Textbook Resources:
The Ameicans (textbook) Gerald Dancer, J. Jorge Klor de Alva, Larry Krieger, Louis Wilson, Nancy Woloch (authors) Copyright 2000 McDougal Littell, Inc. Evanston, IL
Pages 310-345
Video Resources:
The Civil War (video) Ken Burns Copyright 1990 Warner Home Video Burbank CA
Other Resources:
Bergman, Jason (lectures/class notes/powerpoint) January, 2009
MLA Formatting Resources:
Citation Machine an interactive web tool designed to assist high school students in their effort to respect other people's intellectual properties.
Noodle Tools MLA Bib Express - a citation generator into which you simply copy and paste what you need into your document.
OWL Purdue University- MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. This resource offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
MLA Style Guide - quick MLA formatting examples for proper citations.
Colorado University Style Guide - a comprehensive guide to editorial style for print and electronic media.
