Articles from history journals count as secondary sources, not primary sources. They are best found in the subscription databases listed below. All of these resources can be logged in to from off-campus using your Miami ID and password.
Academic Search Complete - A good general database for scholarly peer-reviewed articles. Use the "Choose Databases" link at the top of the page to cross-search Humanities International Complete, Humanities Abstracts, and others depending on your topic.
JSTOR - Full-text scholarly journal articles from older issues.
Project Muse - 100% full text journal articles from prestigious humanities and social sciences journals.