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Using
Phrases
What are
phrases? How can you use them to refine your search?
You can
try each of the searches below using the Google search engine
and compare your results with ours. [We performed
the searches on Sept. 20, 2006].
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1.
Click on Google
and search:
trail of tears
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- About
9,850,000 results
- Not
all web results contained the phrase "Trail of Tears." Some just contained the words "trail" and "tears"
separately on the page.
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2.
Click on Google
and search:
"trail of tears" |
- About
1,490,000 results.
- Each
result contained the phrase "trail of tears"...
but did each result contain information on the "Trail
of Tears" you were looking for (the 1838 Cherokee
forced relocation) or something else (e.g., rock band,
motorcycle lines, etc.)?
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3.
Click on Google
and search:
"trail of tears"
"andrew jackson"
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- About
95,800 results.
- Each
result contains text on "Andrew Jackson" and
"Trail of Tears." Most results are about historical
accounts of the trail of tears and President Andrew Jackson.
- But
what if you want to find more reliable information from
organizations that offer research on the Trail of Tears?
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4.
Click on Google's Advanced Search.
Use the same search as above; it should already be entered
in the boxes. Limit your search to the Domain ending:
.org
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- About
16,000 results.
- The
results are taken only from the web sites of organizations
that offer information on the Trail of Tears and
Andrew Jackson.
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