When writing a history paper that draws on written sources, you face several challenges:
forming and supporting a thesis
avoiding plagiarism
integrating quotations and other source material
using footnotes or endnotes in your text
creating a bibliography at the end of your text
When you do your library research, you want to be sure to capture all the information you need to document each source.
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