History as a profession uses the Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition). For this (and most) courses, you will use Chicago: Notes and Bibliography Style. It is called "Chicago" because it was developed by the University of Chicago Press.
For most secondary sources, as well as some primary sources, you can easily follow the instructions and examples available on the Chicago Quick Guide.
Primary sources are notoriously more challenging to cite. However, you can find guides for most types of primary sources in the Chicago Manual of Style.
The Library offers two virtual Chicago Citation Style workshops a term -- this is a great place to learn Chicago basics, how to make footnotes, and how to cite sources.
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