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Academic Search Complete
Scholarly articles, news, and research on topics in most subject areas.
Gale eBooks
Database with several hundred specialized reference sources, so you can usually get multiple sources for your topic. Great place to start research.
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Online collection of general and subject-specific encyclopedias on all major topic areas.
American History
Database with a collection of many sources--reference, primary sources, videos--on US history.
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Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience.
50 States (ebook)
This volume is designed to serve the needs of those seeking basic information on individual states and the District of Columbia. Each chapter opens with a profile listing of key facts on population, geography, history and other points of interest. This section is followed by a brief state history, state timeline, and notes for further study.

US Census Bureau Data
Starting in July 2019, data.census.gov will be the primary way to access Census Bureau data, and American Fact Finder will be retired for future data.
InfoPlease - US States
Straightforward hard facts about each U.S. state.

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