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American History
Age of Imperialism - http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/toc.html During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the United States pursued an aggressive policy of expansionism, extending its political and economic influence around the globe. That pivotal era in the history of our nation is the subject of this on-line history.
America Dreams - http://www.internet-catalyst.org/projects/amproject/toc.html This WebQuest challenges you to investigate the American Dream...look through the eyes of those who lived before us...use the American Memory collection, Library of Congress, to visit America's past...learn research skills and experience the richness of the library collections...defend your ideas, create projects that show your understanding of others' dreams...then share your Dream for your Future.
America's Story - http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi "America's Story from America's Library" wants you to have fun with history while learning at the same time. We want to put the story back in history and show you some things that you've never heard or seen before. The stuff you see comes from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The Library is the largest in the world and has millions of amazing things that will surprise you.
America's Story - http://www.americaslibrary.gov/ Provides access to a broad array of primary sources on amazing Americans, events in American history, the nation's states and capital, and American sports, hobbies, pastimes, movies, and music.
American History 102 - http://hum.lss.wisc.edu/hist102/ Designed to accompany a series of college-level television lectures, this companion site maintains sets links to historical events, people, and images that prove useful to students at earlier levels.
American Memory - http://memory.loc.gov/ Special collections of documents and images from the Library of Congress have been digitalized and organized into these online exhibits: The African-American Odyssey ;Baseball Cards ; Early Motion Pictures ; Lincoln manuscripts ; papers of Bell and Morse ; Presidential Papers; Spanish-American War motion pictures ; and many more being developed.
A Biography of America - http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/ A Biography of America is a telecourse and video series that presents American history as a living narrative. This series web site lets you delve further into the topics of the 26 video programs.
The Charters of Freedom - http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/charters.html This site contains transcriptions and digitized images of the founding documents of the American Republic including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Magna Carta of 1215. includes the Founding Fathers Page, which provides brief biographies of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention. From the National Archives, where the original documents are housed.
A Chronology of US Historical Documents - http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/ Major historical documents of the United States, arranged into 13 time periods.
Crucible of Empire - http://www.pbs.org/crucible/ To understand more about the Spanish-American War this site offers a timeline of the major events before, during, and after the war; original 1890s sheet music popular during the War; photographs of the major figures involved; newspaper articles and headlines from 1890s newspapers; classroom activities for teachers and students; historical resources, and more.
Dolley Madison - http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/first/04pw.html Offers a pictures of the First Lady, and a brief biography.
Dolley Payne Todd Madison - http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/dm4.html This site provides a photo and biography of First Lady Dolley Madison.
Douglass Archives of American Public Address - http://douglass.speech.nwu.edu/ Douglass is an electronic archive of American oratory and related documents. It is intended to serve general scholarship and courses in American rhetorical history at Northwestern University.
Dr. Christopher Best House Virtual Museum - http://www.cobleskill.edu/schools/mcs/csbest/ This site was created by students at Middleburgh Central School in upstate New York through a grant provided by New York State Computers and Technology for Education (NYSCATE). This site is a documentation of the life of the Dr. Christopher S. Best family and rural American life in the late nineteenth and early twentienth centuries.
Fort McHenry - http://www.bcpl.net/~etowner/ Everything you want to know about Fort McHenry, its place in history, the national anthem, the flag, and more.
Fort McHenry - http://www.nps.gov/fomc/ This late 18th century star-shaped fort is world famous as the birthplace of the American national anthem. The guardian of Baltimore's harbor, it was the valiant defense of Fort McHenry by American forces during a British attack on September 13-14, 1814, that inspired 35 year old, poet-lawyer, Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner."
The Great Seal of the United States - http://greatseal.com/ Here you will find the true story of America's most eloquent symbol and the heritage and hope it reflects back to those who look into it.
Historic Latta Plantation - http://www.lattaplantation.org/ In 1799, James Latta purchased Moses Hayes' 100 acres containing a log cabin. In 1800, he built the Federal style home that is now known as Latta Plantation. Latta made additional purchases of adjoining lands in 1800, 1813, 1816, and 1817, eventually owning more than 700 acres, much of which was planted in cotton. Latta was a slave owner. He owned two slaves in 1800 and, at the height of his plantation's prosperity, owned 23 adults and 11 children. These Latta slaves contributed greatly to the success of the plantation.
Historic Speeches - http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/curry/centers/multicultural/sites/hisspeeches.html All kinds of U.S. Speeches. George Washington, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Fredrick Douglas, Patrick Henry, Susan B. Anthony, Chief Joseph, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincon, Nelson Mandela, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Sorjouner Truth are some of the people who's speeches are included.
History in the National Park Service - http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/askhist.htm Ask a historian anything about American history or the National Park Service and receive an answer back.
Interpreting Thomas Jefferson - http://www.th-jefferson.org/ From here you can explore the world of Thomas Jefferson with a particular emphasis on applying Jeffersons vision carefully to the world of the late Twentieth Century
John Davis Rockefeller - http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/rockefeller/jdr.htm John D. Rockefeller was once a large part of daily life in Pocantico Hills, New York. The second graders in Mrs. Taverna's class have learned a great deal about him and we think he was an amazing man! We interviewed historians and his descendents. We read and read and read! We analyzed political cartoons about him and carefully examined his first ledger, Ledger A.
John J. "Black Jack" Pershing - http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com/johnjose.htm This site offers a detailed overview of the life and career of General Pershing, one of America's most famous army officers.
Johnny Appleseed Homepage - http://www.msc.cornell.edu/~weeds/SchoolPages/Appleseed/welcome.html For forty-nine years, John Chapman ("Johnny Appleseed") roamed the American wilderness, devotedly planting apple trees. He created apple orchards in the wildernesses of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana, spanning an estimated area of 100,000 square miles. Some of these trees are still bearing fruit after 150 years.
K-12 History Internet Guide - http://www.xs4all.nl/~swanson/history/index.html The Internet is rapidly becoming a new source for information in the history classroom and as such can be used to enhance the educational experience of students as well as to stimulate interactive class activities using e-mail. In these pages we illustrate several possibilities with links to existing projects and a number of Internet-based resources (World Wide Web sites and listserv discussions).
The Liberty Bell - http://www.ushistory.org/libertybell/index.html A history of the Liberty Bell, including a timeline, facts, and trivia. You can listen to Sousa's Liberty Bell March, and read a phot essay of the Liberty Bell's 1915 journey to San Fransisco for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Making of America - http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/ Making of America (MOA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.
National Archives and Records Administration - http://www.nara.gov/ Our Mission. . . to ensure ready access to essential evidence . . .that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of federal officials, and the national experience . . The Net's Education Resource Center - http://members.aol.com/aactchrnet/index.html This site has links on American History that will help students, parents and teachers access a universe of information from the web. The sites listed are safe for all ages to view. A word of caution on some of the Holocaust material, as it might be too graphic for young kids. If you know where you want to go, just click on the hyperlink below.
Old Sturbridge Village - http://www.osv.org/ Explore an 1830s village in Massachusetts.
Tippecanoe and the Internet Too! - http://www.wvec.k12.in.us/battle/ The fourth grade class at Battle Ground Elementary is working on an Internet project to provide information about the Battle of Tippecanoe. We are studying about our community heritage and are wanting to share what we have learned. This is not only a history study, but a study of the Internet as well.
To Form a More Perfect Union - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/bdsds/bdexhome.html The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was called to revise the ailing Articles of Confederation. The Convention soon abandoned the Articles, however, drafting instead a new Constitution with a much stronger national government. This exhibit tells the story of the birth of this nation.
U.S. Historical Documents Archive - http://w3.one.net/~mweiler/ushda/ushda.htm Welcome to the U.S. Historical Documents Archive. Here you will find several famous historical documents from the United States history, and famous speeches and presidential inaugural addresses. Searching through all documents is also available. They are presented in chronological order.
Uncle Sam - http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/SAM/home.htm The American symbol, its origin, and history in US culture.
Unforgettable Letters - USPS - http://www.usps.gov/letters/ This United States Post Office site contains links to three types of famous letters. Love letters, dear Santa, and Presidential letters. The letters are offered in Real Audio for listening pleasure.
US Mexican War - http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/ "The U.S.-Mexican War" Web Site is a thoughtful study in the way humans access, process, agree and disagree in the search for truth as it chronicles the war through multiple perspectives from both sides of the conflict.
USA: 1840-1960 - http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USA.htm Includes encyclopedia articles on: Slavery in the United States; American Civil War; European Immigration; Political Figures; Woman's Suffrage; Political Events & Issues; Business Leaders; Trade Unions; Artists & Illustrators; Journals & Magazines; Novelists & Poets; Scientists; First World War; High Court Judges; Civil Rights Movement; Photographers; Journalists Cartoonists, etc. Pilgrims America's Homepage! Plymouth, MA. - http://pilgrims.net/plymouth/index.htm |
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