Getting Started - History 7A - History of the United States to 1877

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Spring 2017

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In this guide you will find resources to help you with your research. Use the tabs above to navigate.

Understand the assignment

What type of assignment is it? Research paper, personal essay, opinion paper, or other?
How long does the paper need to be?
Do you need to use specific types of sources such as newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals or websites?
How many sources do you need?
Which citation style are you going to use for your bibliography? MLA, APA, Chicago or other?

Choose a topic

Think about a topic that might interest you, you know something about, or you feel strongly about.
Find a topic in your textbook, a class reading or class discussion.

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