Revolutions
Late 18th/Early 19th Century Revolutions Research
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Britannica School -Comprehensive encyclopedia. Provided by the California State Library. For off-site access, school access ID: holynames password: holynames
ProQuest Central Student - A comprehensive article database to find information for a wide range of subjects. To access use your HNHS email account. The authentication is the same on and off campus.
Further research:
Once you have identified keywords and developed specific question, you can move on to more in depth databases.
BiblioBoard HistoryLab -Covers a wide range of history topics. You must use your Alameda County Library card to log in.
Biography in Context (Gale) - Full text biographies and articles on contemporary and historical figures worldwide. You must use your Alameda County Library card to log in.
Gale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy -Included articles use religion and philopshy as the sphere in which to look at world events. You must use your Alameda County Library card to log in.
Gale OneFile: War and Terrorism -Articles help researchers to gain insight into conflicts and their causes, impact, and perseption on a global scale. You must use your Alameda County Library card to log in.
Gale OneFile: World History -Access to scholarly journals and magazines about world history. You must use your Alameda County Library card to log in.
Gale Primary Sources -Primary source manuscripts and newspaper articles. You must use your Alameda County Library card to log in.
JSTOR - JSTOR is a huge college-level database of social science and literary criticism. You can register for an individual account and read up to 6 free articles each month.
EuroDocs - European History digital collections organized by country.
By Country
Bolivia
Bolivia: A Country Study - The later information is a little outdated but the historical informantion about the 19th Century is correct. This is from the Library of Congress.
Draft of a Constitution for Bolivia, 1826, (English Translation - jump forward to page 117 to locate this) [primary source]
France
EuroDocs: French Revolution- A huge selection of primary source documents - note that many links link back to a photo of the original documents - this means they'll be in French!
Fordham University- French Revolution: Letters, speeches, pamphlets, editorials and document text translated into English
AlphaHistory: French Revolution: English translations from a wide selection of French writings made during the revolution.
Greece
London Protocol, 1830 [primary source]
'That Greece Might Still Be Free': Commemorating the Bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence from an International Perspective- Contains primary sources from various international sources regarding the Greek War of Independence.
Haiti
A Revolution in Haiti- Essays on the Haitian Revolution from scholars at the University of Miami.
Haitian Declaration of Independence, (English Translation) 1804 [primary source]
Haitian Independence Documents: Key documents in the Haitian struggle toward independence, 1791-1804, including an archive for documents from Toussainte Louverture. (English Translations)[primary source]
Ireland
National Archives of Ireland: The Rebellion of 1798- 17 primary source documents relating to the Irish Rebellion of 1798 [primary source]
Why did Oliver Cromwell End Up in Ireland in the First Place?- A brief overview of Oliver Cromwell's time in Ireland.
Mexico
Solemn Act of the Declaration of Independence of Northern America, 1813(this is in Spanish; you can view in Google Translate) [primary source]
Library of Congress: Mexcian Revolution and the United States- Use only the first section Prelude to the Mexican Revolution. There are primary source documents related to Mexico's fight to gain independence from Spain.
Texas State Historical Association: Mexican War of Independence
Video: Crash Course History- Latin American Revolutions- Mexico starts around the 5:30 mark