| The Americas |
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Presidents for Quiz 1
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Presidents Chart for Quiz 2
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Presidents Chart for Quiz 3
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Presidents Chart for Quiz 4
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| American History--General |
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History Matters
We use materials from this website frequently. It focuses on intepreting history through documents and other aspects of scholarhship. |
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The American Revolution from PBS
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PBS Race in America interactive timeline
Contains key dates in the evolution of America's ever changing sense of what "race" is. |
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Declaration of Independence Reading
Celebrity performance of the Declaration of Independence. Scroll down to the bottom and select the link that reads "Declaration of Independence Reading" |
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Thomas Jefferson
Great site tied to Ken Burn's documentary on Jefferson, contains primary and secondary sources. |
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Political Cartoons
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American War Letters
features correspondence from over 200 years of American conflicts, ranging from the Revolution to the war in Iraq. This exhibition uses the words of famous generals and lesser-known troops, as well as parents, sweethearts, and children, to explore such themes as leaving home, life in the military, the pride and worries of those left behind, and ultimate sacrifice. |
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| US Maps |
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50 States Map Game
This site gives you each state and makes you place it on a blank USA map (no political lines). This doesn't cover capitals, but it will help you with locations of the states. |
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Map Games
Several Map games to help you with State locations and capitals. There are different levels of games on this site, so just start at beginner and work from there :) |
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13 Colonies Map Practice
Use this website to help you learn the locations of the Original 13 Colonies. |
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| Lewis and Clark |
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National Geographic's Lewis and Clark Resource
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Discovering Lewis and Clark
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PBS Resources include documentary clips
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Lewis and Clark's Historic Trail
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Journal Project Created for the Bicentennial of the Expedition
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Lewis and Clark 101
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Lewis and Clark Trail
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Lewis and Clark Rap!!! Super FUN!
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| Political Parties |
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Libertarian Party platform
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Natural Law Party Platform
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Democratic Party Platform
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Republican Party Platform
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Constitution Party Platform
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| American History--Primary Sources |
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19th Century Political Cartoons
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Library of Congress site
An outstanding and invaluable site for American history and general studies. Contains primary and secondary documents, exhibits, map collections, prints and photographs, sound recordings and motion pictures. The LOC's American Memory Historical Collections, a must-see, contains the bulk of digitalized materials, but the Exhibitions Gallery is enticing and informative as well. The LOC also offers a Learning Page that provides activities, tools, ideas, and features for educators and students |
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Digital History--Great site
This impressive site from Steven Mintz at the University of Houston includes an up-to-date U.S. history textbook; annotated primary sources on United States, Mexican American, and Native American history, and slavery; and succinct essays on the history of ethnicity and immigration, film, private life, and science and technology. Visual histories of Lincoln's America and America's Reconstruction contain text by Eric Foner and Olivia Mahoney. The Doing History feature lets users reconstruct the past through the voices of children, gravestones, advertising, and other primary sources. |
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U.S. Historic Documents
Users friendly and simple list of some of the more famous documents in US history. |
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The National Archives
Tons of stuff. |
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Old Magazine Articles
articles published between 1860 through 1922 (with a 1930s black-out). |
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| Statistics |
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U.S. Department of State--Background Notes
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| Legal Issues/Courts |
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Official U.S. Supreme Court website
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Landmark Cases
Fairly ease to use information on every major Supreme Court case. |
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Constitution--Sources and Applications
Lots of good info, takes a while to find what you are looking for. |
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