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American History

American Memory Collections
a starter page for users - resources & lesson plans

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

Picturing Modern America
learn from historic photographs

PBS - History

US History.org

Government

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

The Bill of Rights: a Brief History

Capitol Advantage

Center for Civic Education
We the People...The Citicen & the Constitution

Congress Track
gives students and teachers the power to check the status of legislation, including committee action, sponsors and cosponsors; view an appropriation-bill tracking chart; see how members of Congress have voted, individually or by party; and find member contact information.

The Dirksen Center
includes Congress for Kids, CongressLink, and About Government

Landmark Cases

Lives: The Biography resource
allows search by geographic region

The National Atlas

National Center for Constitutional Studies

Presidential Elections

Presidents - Elections

Veterans History

Native Americans

Native American Indian Resources

Native American Culture
links to many Native American sites

Native Americans

NativeWeb on EDSITEment

First Americans (Tlingit)

Arctic Studies Center at the Smithsonian

 

Early US History

13 Originals:
Founding the Thirteen Colonies

State by State History

America as a Religious Refuge

American Centuries
the view from New England

Amusements in Colonial New England

Colonial America 1600-1775

Colonial Currency

Colonial House

Colonial Williamsburg
“History Explorer” contains brief descriptions of many aspects of colonial life

Connecticut

Delaware

Georgia

Jamestown

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

The Mayflower and Plymouth Colony

Pilgrim Clothing

Plimoth Plantation

South Carolina

Virginia

George Washington

George Washington: A National Treasure

The Star-Spangled Banner

Timeline-America During the Age of Revolution

The Colonies and the American Revolution

People Important to the Revolution

The Electric Ben Franklin

KIDINFO - American Revolution

A Revolutionary Web Tour
Billed as a webquest, this site offers more of a web tour through the American Revolution--with key players, events, lifestyle, major battles, and more.

US History-Colonial Sites

US History for Kids

Valley Forge

The Battle of Yorktown

Declaring Independence
Use this site for background information and anecdotes on "Drafting the Documents"--writing up the Declaration of Independence

The Second Continental Congress

Interactive Perspectives on Liberty
PBS offers an interactive examination of daily life in the colonies, global events, and military perspectives from both sides

History and Political Thought Behind the Revolution: George III

Timeline and Events of the American Declaration of Independence
with images and explanation of the key people and their contributions to this historic document

How Spying (military intelligence) Played a Part in the U.S. Revolutionary War
A CIA special presentation

The Boston Tea Party

Post Revolutionary War

Exploring the West from Monticello
The maps of Lewis & Clark

Lewis and Clark

New Perspectives on the West

On the Western Range with Remington
a project page with many links to Remington's work

Black History

Amazing People
Library of Congress Kids

Presidents

White House Kids

Civil War

The American Civil War Homepage

The Civil War Homepage

The Civil War in American History

Civil War - Maps & Timelines

African American Civil War Memorial

Underground Railroad
National Geographic's site

Route of the Underground Railroad


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