Module 2 Short Response: Approaches to History
Adam R. Choyce
HIS-200 Applied History
November 23, 2023
Question 1
What types of primary and secondary sources will you need to use to support the topic you are
examining in your essay?
You don't need the actual sources yet, but you should have an idea of what
they might be (such as an eyewitness account of an event, for example).
Primary:
Eyewitness accounts from Boston, Student testimonials from Brown vs Board of Education
court transcripts, Journal entries from students on long bus travel due to desegregation.
Secondary:
News Articles, Research papers, Encyclopedias.
Question 2
What are two or three keywords you could use to look for sources to answer this question? “
How did the
prevalence of Irish immigrants among the "sandhogs" building the Brooklyn Bridge affect the
development of the New York construction industry?”
Sandhogs, Brooklyn Bridge, & Construction
Question 3
What subject terms can you use to continue your search?
Brooklyn Bridge, Development
Question 4
When you search for "construction," you get a lot of extraneous answers. What Boolean operators* and
corresponding search terms could you use to narrow your search?
Construction and sandhogs and or Irish
