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History 121 Primary Sources by Topic

Primary sources available on MERLOT are listed by topic. Student can create his/her own paper assignment by analyzing one or more of these primary source documents and deciding on a focus (thesis) for the 5-7 page paper.

Date Added to MERLOT:: August 15, 2008
Created by:: Virginia DeLacey
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Collection Content

Britain and Slavery: The Slave Trade (Quiz/Test)
Records of Slave Ship Movement Between Africa and the Americas, 1817-1843 (Quiz/Test)
The African-American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920 (Collection)
Tangled Roots (Collection)

Under "Contents" click on "Source Documents" for a list of primary documents to analyze.
Causes of the Civil War (Collection)
Abraham Lincoln Papers (Quiz/Test)

Click on "Browse the Collection" to access the correspondence of Abraham Lincoln.
Civil War Maps (Collection)