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Early US History
Lives: The
Biography resource
allows search by geographic
region
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Originals:
Founding the Thirteen Colonies
The Mayflower and Plymouth Colony
Colonial
Williamsburg
“History Explorer”
contains brief descriptions of many aspects of colonial life.
Timeline-America During the Age of Revolution
The Colonies and the American Revolution
People Important to the Revolution
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.
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
Native Americans
Native American Indian Resources
Native
American Culture
links
to many Native American sites
First
Americans (Tlingit)
Arctic
Studies Center at the Smithsonian
Post Revolutionary War
Exploring
the West from Monticello
The maps of Lewis &
Clark
On
the Western Range with Remington
a project page with
many links to Remington's work
Black
History
Amazing
People
Library of Congress
Kids
Civil War
The American Civil War Homepage
The Civil War in American History
African American Civil War Memorial
Underground
Railroad
National
Geographic's site
Route of the Underground Railroad
Government
The Bill of Rights: a Brief History
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