Hoover Middle School

Civil War Research

Created by K Crossley and L Wong, 3/4/08

Your goal is to research a topic of the Civil War. You need to find information and key images to represent the significance of the event.

You will use NoodleTools to create a bibliography of the sources you use. Hints for NoodleTools are printed in pink.

Subscription Databases – You can search “American Civil War” in addition to the key words in the chart below.

Facts for Learning – Type the search term in the chart below into the search box. Look across the top of each column to find the best relevant articles. NoodleTools: Look at the top tab to see what citation type you should use. Encyclopedias and Almanacs are “Reference source”. Classroom Periodicals are “magazines.”

Encyclopedia Britannica - Look up your topic using the key words suggested below. NoodleTools: Cite as a reference source (subscription database).

Student Resource Center – Student Resource Center: Use the search box AND click on “KEYWORD” for the best results. NoodleTools: Look at the top tab and at the top of your article to see what citation type you should use. For Reference (except for encyclopedias) follow this path: reference source” → online → other → subscription database. Academic Journals are citation type “Journal.”

Websites – NoodleTools: Cite each as a “website.”

National Museum of American History – Search your topic in the search box for information and some photographs.

The Library of Congress (LOC)American Memory project contains many documents, exhibits and photographs coming from American history. You may want to search the collections that are linked below. I would suggest searching by Keyword.

• LOC American Memory: Selected Civil War Photographs
• LOC American Memory: The African-American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920
• LOC American Memory: Born in Slavery
• LOC American Memory: The Frederick Douglass Papers

The Civil War Home Page – Click on links or use the box that says “Enter Search Term” to find information and photos. DO NOT use the Google Search box.

American Civil War.com – You can click on a link of interest, or use the search box to find your information and photos.

National Geographic: The Underground Railroad – You can learn more about the Underground Railroad by pretending you are a slave escaping from Maryland. You make choices to move you along the Underground Railroad. Use headphones or turn down your volume for this website.

PBS Africans in America: Dred Scott’s fight for freedom – If you click on “Resource Bank Contents” you will find pages about other topics related to African American history.