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Using
Phrases to Refine a Search
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| 1.
trail of tears |
Google
did a separate search on each of the important words you entered. You probably
got hundreds of thousands of "hits" or results. Looking through even a fraction of these
is time consuming and frustrating! |
| 2.
"trail of tears" |
When
you put quotes around "trail of tears," it ensured that the words were
searched together as a phrase. You should have gotten fewer
hits. |
3.
"trail
of tears"
"andrew jackson" |
Adding
the name of Andrew Jackson makes the search more specific. He's the
President who ordered the removal of the Cherokees from lands east
of the Mississippi River. You should have gotten even fewer returns. |
| 4.
Advanced Search with .org |
By
limiting your search to .org. (organizations) you should have
found a PBS site and the official site of the Cherokee Nation. You
could also try .edu sites or you could add additional terms
to refine your results. |
