Mrs. Lowe

Calkins Research Sites

Helpful search terms and tips for students...

 

• History.com is a great place to start! Try searching for your history subtopics under “This Day in History.”

 

• The Library of Congress is one of the best sources for online primary source documents.

 

• The American Memory page from the Library of Congress is a great place to search for primary source documents and maps.

 

• The Smithsonian’s History and Culture Collection is another great resource for primary documents from American History.

 

• Search the presidents. Thomas Jefferson was president when he bought the Louisiana Territory and hired Lewis and Clark to explore it. Andrew Jackson ordered the Indian Removal Act. James K. Polk ran for president with the Manifest Destiny platform and provoked Mexico into a war over Texas.