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HIST 250- Revolution in History - Raising the 11th Pillar (Biel 2025)

What do you need to know?

It is important that you understand the background of your faction and what they represent.

Read your Faction Sheet and Part 3 of your game book. Focus on "Party Positions."
Look in MavScholar for books about your faction.
Take a little time to explore these encyclopedias.
The selected bibliography tab includes background information (secondary sources) about your factions and the ratification debate.

Find Sources Using MavScholar

Use the MavScholar search box below to find most, but not all, library items available at Minnesota State Mankato.

Encyclopedias

Dictionary of American History (eBook)
Call Number: Reference E174 .D52 2003
This set is available online and in the library.
Encyclopedia of U. S. Political History
Call Number: Reference E183 .E53 2010
Link goes to eBook version
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
Call Number: Reference KF4548 .E53 2000
American Eras: The Revolutionary Era
Call Number: Reference E169.1 .A471979 1997 v.3
Encyclopedia of World Biography
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780787669034

Examples of books and articles for background research

Jefferson, Madison, and the Making of the Constitution
Call Number: General Collection KF4520 .B76 2019
Revolutionary America, 1763-1800
Call Number: Reference E162 .P86 1995
The great rehearsal : the story of the making and ratifying of the Constitution of the United States
Call Number: General Collection JK146 .V3

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