Progressive Era Research Project
Assignment Directions from Mrs. Richards 2025

Noodletools Inbox Name for Sharing: Richards Progressive Per. __

You need minimum 3 RELIABLE Sources. 2 need to be Library recommended DATABASES, .EDU or .GOV websites, or from Books/eBooks!

The 3rd source can be Wikipedia, Britannica, or other RELIABLE source, BUT it can't be from an unknown or unreliable website.

Databases and eBooks: Start with the ** sources when needing overview information.

Using the Databases and eBooks from Home? View the Digital Resources Logins and Passwords page. You'll need to sign in with your @apps to view. Remember, databases will create correct citations for you that you can copy/paste into Noodletools. Woo-hoo!!!

**ABC-Clio World History Database - A history database featuring shorter, hyperlinked encyclopedia articles, written by ABC-Clio staff. In addition to these articles, you'll find media and primary sources.  Sample articles include a biography of Upton Sinclair (muckraker and author of The Jungle) and The Transportation Revolution.  A great article to start with is the overview of the Progressive Era.

Gale in Context U.S. History in Context Database -AND- World History in Context   Comprehensive databases that gather published information from reference books, magazines and news publications, academic journals and includes primary sources like videos, images, and audio. Example articles are "John D. Rockefeller forms the Standard Oil Trust in 1882" ,  Women's Suffrage landing page with lots of articles to choose from, and The Telephone!

Gale in Context High School - A high school level, multi-purpose database. 

JStor: We have access to scholarly journals and some chapters of books (make sure it says "Access provided by Inglemoor High School" at the top). You'll see a lot of book reviews, which isn't the same as using the book for research, but a great resource for a summary of the book's contents. Cite these as a book review from JStor. This database has a higher reading level, aimed at college students and beyond. Access at home by following these directions.  Sample article is "First Atlanta and Then the World: A Century of Coca-Cola."

**Britannica via KCLS or the free web - This is a good source for basic overview articles. 

Britannica website - Cite it as a Website/Webpage. Don't use editors as authors. Use the most recent date. Website name = Britannica. Publisher = Encyclopedia Britannica. 

KCLS version:How to get to it: Click "Middle and High School Students > Databases > Scroll to Britannica Online. Login with your 417+student number and the last four digits of your student number.  Sample articles are The Telephone and  "Yellow Journalism."  For citing this database, take out "the Editors of Britannica" that they sometimes add in the author field. 

Print Books in the Library:

We have a cart of books to  share that will get you started. You are welcome to search the catalog for your specific topic to get other books we have in the collection. 

Free Web Recommendations: When searching, try adding site:edu or site:gov to your search terms to focus your results on credible sites! Use google with search term _______ progressive era site:edu (should return mostly college sites)

Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929 Primary Sources! From the Library of Congress US History Primary Source Timeline. A .gov site which will count as a Library source! Includes text and images about automobiles, cities, immigrant contributions, conservation, women's suffrage, etc. 

The Progressive Era by the Univ. of Georgia! A great overview article on the Era, including jump-to navigation on the left to education reform, Women's suffrage, and more.  A .edu site!

The Wright Brothers Timeline by the Library of Congress Includes timelines, primary source images, and links to further info and documents. A .gov site which will count as a Library source!

Dime Novels: Paper for the People - This .edu site from Villanova University provides information on the basics of the dime novel, including the people and the controversies. 

Macy's Through the Years - by none other than Macy's itself! Just a timeline, but a good starting point for gathering search terms. Add other sources that might be more critical of its development.