The American Revolution was the conflict where the 13 colonies gained independence from Great Britain between 1775 and 1783, leading to the formation of the United States. The document outlines a project to research an American Revolutionary War hero for a biography interview, suggesting various print and online sources for gathering information. It recommends strategies for effective searching in library catalogs and online databases.

1. The American
Revolution
War Heroes

2. The American Revolution was the war in which the 13
American colonies won their independence from Great Britain.
The colonies became a new country, the United States. The
revolution began in 1775 and ended in 1783.

3. Your mission:
Research an American Revolutionary War Hero for
your Biography Interview Project.
Weapons at your disposal...
Print sources---books from the library:
Non-fiction books (for example, 973.3 Mur)
Biographies (B or Bio and first 3 letters of person’s last name)
Reference books such as encyclopedias (REF)
Online sources---using the Internet:
Websites
Databases

4. Searching the Library Catalog
Try different search strategies.
Type in your search term (for example, Francis Marion).
Then, click on either Subject or Keyword.

5. Or try searching the new Destiny Quest.
It’s the same catalog but with a different look.
It searches everything as a Keyword but has
Advanced Search options too.

6. Let’s look at some online sources.
Websites and Databases