Library Search

My experience with JSTOR was a little frustrated. When I would type in the key word, what I'm looking for does not always come up. Not only does it not come up but, articles and magazine clips of things I did not even want came up instead. But, other than that little mishap, JSTOR is a very useful source and I could see myself using it for any essay or writing piece that I would be doing. During my search on JSTOR, I would type in the first key word "Bacon's Rebellion" and then my second key word would be "Indians" and a list of about 9 or 10 different pages of articles came up. In these articles I would read of conflicts between the English people and the Natives during Bacon's Rebellion and I would also find old worlds and new worlds that the Natives lived in and how their land changed from old to new. On my second search, I typed in "Virginia" for my first key word and for my second key word, I typed in "Bacon's Rebellion". With these key words, articles of about 20-25 pages came up. One article that I really enjoyed informed me about the history of Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia, but what makes this piece different from all the other pieces on Bacon's Rebellion is that, this article was more in depth and explained why and what happened in depth and, this article also informed me about the in depth situation between the Governor and the Rebel. When I use JSTOR in the future, I will be more specific in the dates,years, title, and especially in my key word(s) to get exactly what I am looking for.


Citations:

1.
Bacon's Rebellion
The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Jul., 1900), pp. 1-10
Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1914836

2.
The Alteration in the Relationship between Leadership and Constituents in Virginia, 1660 to 1720
John C. Rainbolt
The William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jul., 1970), pp. 411-434
Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture

3.
Isle of Wight County: Papers Relating to Bacon's Rebellion
Lyon G. Tyler
The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Oct., 1895), pp. 111-115
Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1915052