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Declaration of Independence
Historical Maps of the U.S.
U.S.
Constitution
U.S.
History
Aboard
the Underground Railroad
• Introduces
travelers, researchers, historians, preservationists, and anyone interested
in African American history to the people and places associated with the
Underground Railroad.
American
and British History Resources on the Internet
• Includes reference resources, gateways, and
chronological sections.
American Civil War Homepage
• Gathers
hypertext links to electronic files about the American Civil War (1861-1865).
American
History for Students
• Includes
tests, links, maps, projects, student work, analysis and course outlines
for researching the United States.
American Memory Project
• Covers
a variety of historical topics, such as early motion pictures, women's suffrage,
World War I, historic American buildings, baseball cards, and more.
American
Treasures
• Online
exhibition of the rarest, most interesting or significant items relating
to America's past, drawn from every corner of the world's largest library.
Between a rock and a hard place
• A
history of American sweatshops from 1820 - present.
Black History Month Resource Center
• Includes
a quiz, featured titles, biographies, links and a timeline of significant
events, from 1619 to 1997.
Black History Museum
• Interactive
exhibits covering mainly 20th century black history, plus a section on slave
resistance.
Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement
• Biographies
of key figures and a historical timeline.
Civil War: An Illinois Soldier's Diary
• Get
a rare, personal look at what it was like to be a soldier in the Civil War.
Colonial USA
• Events
and people from the colonial period.
Colonial Williamsburg Almanac
• Gives
biographies, a timeline, and description of daily life and major colonial
issues.
History
Buff
• Devoted
to newspaper printing and publishing history and American history in general.
Includes pre-18th century, American Civil War, baseball, engravings, journalism
hoaxes, Old West, presidents and more.
History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web
• Offers
high school and college teachers a starting point for navigating U.S. history
on the web.
History Net
• Weekly
articles on historical topics plus archives of articles on battles, events
and people in history.
Invasion Yanqui: The Mexican War 1846-1848
• Historical
documents, artifacts, and paintings from the Mexican-American War. Site
is in English and Spanish.
Lewis and Clark
• Follow
the Corps of Discovery and learn about the lands Lewis and Clark explored.
Liberty! The American Revolution
• A
series of one-hour documentaries originally broadcast on PBS.
Living the Legacy: The Women's Rights Movement 1848-1998
• History
of the women's rights movement, with a timeline of significant events.
Mayflower Web Pages
• Extensive
information about The Mayflower voyage and pilgrims.
Native American History Archive
• Links
to information about individual tribes.
New Deal Network
• Includes
more than 4,000 images, 500 articles, web links and resources from the Depression
Era.
New perspectives on the West
• History
of the western US, from the PBS television series.
Normandy 1944
• Extensive
site on the World War II events that led up to the Allied invasion of Normandy,
or D-Day.
Oregon Trail
• Tells
about the explorers and their route west.
Outline of American History
• Covers
pre-Colonial times to the present.
Religion and the Founding of the American Republic
• Library
of Congress exhibit showing the role of religion in the colonies and the
new republic.
Riding the Rails
• Stories
of teen hobos during the Great Depression created by PBS.
The Road North - Juan de Onate's Journey of 1598
• Follow
the journey of the first governor of New Mexico, from Chihuahua to Santa
Fe. Site is in English and Spanish.
Thomas Jefferson Papers
• Library
of Congress site with copies of original letters, speeches, and notes, as
well as an essay and timeline.
Titanic
• An
Encyclopedia Britannica exhibit on the construction and sinking of The Titanic.
Today in History
• Major
events that happened today in US history.
To Form a More Perfect Union
• Describes
the creation of the constitution and other work of the newly formed U.S.
government just before and after the Revolutionary War (1774 - 1789).
U.S.
History for AP Students
• Historical
documents, history notecards, and AP test information.
U.S.
History Interactive
• With
links American biographies, documents, and an quiz on U.S. History using
java and javascript.
Women and Social Movements in the U.S., 1830-1930
• A
collection of primary documents related to women's political movements.
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Famous People
Abigail
Adams
• Biography
of the first lady.
American
Presidency
• Biographies
of U.S. presidents and articles about the presidency.
Benjamin Franklin
• Explore
the life of the man famous for being a scientist, an inventor, a statesman,
a printer, a philosopher, a musician, and an economist.
Clara Barton
• Explore
the life of the man famous for being a scientist, an inventor, a statesman,
a printer, a philosopher, a musician, and an economist.
Distinguished Women Past and Present
• Biographies
of accomplished women from many fields.
Emma Goldman Papers
• Documents
the work of this early pioneer of freedom of expression and women's rights.
George Washington Papers
• Read
copies of George Washington's letters and papers, or search them for specific
topics.
Henry Hudson, Explorer
• Describes
the explorations of northeastern America.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Read
about King's life and the legacy of the civil rights movement.
Mary Todd Lincoln
• A
short biobraphy of the famous first lady.
Presidents of the United States
• Includes
background, biographies, and highlights of all 42 presidents.
Susan B. Anthony
The Presidents
• Extensive
biographies and policy information on the Roosevelts, Truman, Eisenhower,
Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Reagan.
Thomas Jefferson Online
• Discusses
Jefferson's contributions and provides archives of many of his writings.
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World History
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt Art and Archaeology
Ancient Egypt Famous Pharaohs
Ancient Egypt Hieroglyphs
Ancient Egypt Pyramids
Ancient Greece Civilization
Ancient Greece History
Ancient Greece Mythology
Ancient Greece Olympics
Ancient
Cultures
• An
introduction to the ancient cultures of the Near East, India, Egypt, China,
Greece, Rome, Islam, and Medieval Europe.
Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations
• Covers
the writing systems, governments, and religions of the ancient Maya, Mixtec,
Zapotec, and Aztec.
Ancient Mesopotamia
• Focuses
on the Sumerians, cuneiform, the ziggurat, and more.
Archaeological Park - Xanten
• Explore
the remains of an ancient Roman colony in what is now Germany.
Castles of Wales
• Photos
and historical information about medieval Wales.
China on the Net
• News,
history, culture and politics of China.
Country Studies
• History
of countries throughout the world
D Day
• The
World War II Allied invasion of Europe through Normandy, told through press
reports, letters from the front, and other sources.
Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations
• Describes
what daily life was like for people in ancient Greece, China, Rome, India,
and Egypt .
Discoverers Web
• Comprehensive
list of links to information about European and American explorers from
Roman times to the 20th century. Includes small section on non-Western explorers.
Era of the Spanish Galleons
• The
treasure ships and conquistadores that followed Columbus to the Americas.
EuroDocs
• Primary
historical documents from Western Europe.
Face of Russia
• History
and culture of the Russian people.
Galileo Project
• The
life and work of Galileo and the science of his time.
Latin American Network Information Center
• Good
resource for Latin American history, government, and culture.
Maya Adventure
• Photos
and information about various Mayan archeological sites.
Mayan Hieroglyphs and Architecture
• Includes
a translation program and sound files.
Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries
• Explore
the artistic heritage of Mexico, home to an array of ancient civilizations.
Rosetta Stone
• Facts
about the pyramids, pharaohs, mummies, hieroglyphs, Ra, and daily life in
ancient Egypt
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
• Describes
the history and meaning of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
Ships of the Ancient Greeks
• Extensive
collection of history and archeology sites.
The Great War: 80 years on
• Personal
accounts and historical analysis of World War I.
The Middle Ages
• What
was it like to live in Medieval Europe? This site explores religion, health,
arts and more.
Vietnam Online
• From
the award winning PBS show on the Vietnam War.
Viking Network Web
• Learn
about the travels and everyday life of the Vikings of Scandinavia.
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