| U.S. History - Chronologies |
| General US History Resources |
| | American Memory Collection - Jump Back in Time!
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| | From the Library of Congress, an incredible site that provides detailed histories of every era in American History - from pre-colonial times to the present! Also check out the American Memory Timeline, and page of Amazing Americans, where you will get dozens of biographies from Americas past! |
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| | Biography of America
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| | From PBS and Annenberg/CPB, a comprehensive web resource for American History. The companion site to the TV series features 26 "Chapters" on different eras and ideals from the history of the nation. |
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| | Hypertext of American History
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| | A comprehensive online history of the United States originally published in 1994. Each of the following modules has several "submodules" (the entire text is MASSIVE!): Early America, The Colonial Period, The Road to Independence, The Formation of a National Government, Westward Expansion and Regional Differences, Sectional Conflict, Growth and Transformation, Discontent and Reform, War, Prosperity and Depression, The New Deal and World War, Postwar America, Decades of Change, Toward the 21st Century. |
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| | Our America
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| | From Scholastic.com, an amazing site that covers 385 years of American history! Select an era, and learn about great Americans, major events, and turning points in the history of the U.S.! |
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| | About US History
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| | The history of the United States is the story of many different peoples who together compose the United States of America. Since the first Europeans arrived in 1492, millions of people from many different countries have entered the United States and made the country their new home. Learn about the history of America here! |
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| | History and Politics Out Loud
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| | A great site where you can listen to great speeches from US orators - including Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and several others! |
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| | Documenting the American South
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| | From the site: "Documenting the American South (DAS) is a collection of sources on Southern history, literature and culture from the colonial period through the first decades of the 20th century ... As of January 1, 2000, DAS includes 433 books and manuscripts. Most are accompanied by a full bibliographic record." |
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| | Smithsonian American History Timeline
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| | This timeline explores our American heritage through objects in the Museum`s collections and exhibitions. |
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| | Problem Solving Through U.S. History
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| | An incredible hyper-history of the United States, with an emphasis on using historical information to solve contemporary problems. |
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| | American Memory Collections - Women Pioneers and Immigration
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| | From the Library of Congress, an overview of several American Women Pioneers , and the History of American Immigration . |
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| | American Memory Collection - The 50 States
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| | From the Library of Congress, a great site that lets you click on any state to get a brief descriptive history!. |
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| | Afro-American Almanac
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| | An amazing source for African-American History! The AFRO-American Almanac ® is an on-line presentation of the African in America. A historical perspective of a nation, its people, and its cultural evolution. From the beginning of the slave trade through the Civil Rights movement, to the present. |
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| | EB Guide to African American History
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| | American history is filled with voices of African-American people who have spoken out against injustice and inequality. These voices can be heard in all areas of American life. This site will introduce you to the people behind these voices and the events that have affected their lives. |
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| | African American World
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| | Your guide to African American history and culture - from PBS Online. |
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| | Freedom: A History of Us
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| | From PBS - In sixteen web-isodes, follow the story of what happened in the two hundred and twenty-six years since America began its search for freedom. |
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| | From Slavery to Civil Rights: African American History
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| | An incredible multimedia site (it requires the Flash plugin) from the Library of Congress. Select from any era of American history to learn more about the African-American experience. |
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| | African American Mosaic
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| | From the Library of Congress, this site blends art, artifacts and history to form the Mosaic of African American Experience. Sections include: Colonization (Liberia, Personal Stories and ACS New Directions), Abolition (Influence of Prominent Abolitionists, Conflict of Abolition and Slavery), Migration (Western Migration and Homesteading, Nicodemus, KS, Chicago: Destination for the Great Migration), WPA (Cavalcade of the American Negro, Authors and the Federal Writers Project, Ex-slave Narratives). |
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| | US History - A Few of Our Favorite Things
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| | From the Smithsonian, an an experimental program through which you can take a virtual tour of selected objects from the vast collections of the National Museum of American History. Here you will have an opportunity to look at hundreds of museum artifacts, most of which are not currently on exhibit.
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| | The E Pluribus Unum Project
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| | Welcome to The E Pluribus Unum Project, designed for the use of students, teachers, and other researchers who wish to examine the attempt to make "one from many" in three critical decades of American life: the 1770s, the 1850s, and the 1920s. |
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| | Stamp on Black History
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| | From ThinkQuest, a fascinating look at the lives of balck men and women who have been featured on U.S. Postage stamps! Biographies include:Louis Armstrong, Benjamin Banneker, Ida B. Wells (Barnett), Count Basie, Jim Beckwourth, Mary McLeod Bethune, Eubie Blake, Ralph Bunche, George Washington Carver, Roberto Clemente, Nat King Cole, Bessie Coleman, John Coltrane, Dr. Allison Davis, Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., Frederick Douglass, Charles R. Drew ... and dozens more!! |
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| | Immigration: The Changing Face of America
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| | This feature presentation introduces teachers and students to the topic of Immigration. It focuses on the immigrant groups that arrived in greatest numbers during the 19th and early 20th centuries. |
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| | Great Sioux Nation
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| | Historical and current information on the following Sioux Tribes: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Nation, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Yankton Sioux Tribe. |
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| | Culture and Change: Black History in America
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| | A great site from Scholastic.com that explores the stories of African-American men and women, from slavery to political leaders. |
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| | History of The American West
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| | From the site: "A presentation of the History and Development of the American West, from the Frontier and Pioneer days of the Wild West, to todays Modern West." |
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| | EB - Women in American History
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| | An incredible collection of womens history resources from Encyclopedia Brittanica! |
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| | Scholastic - American Women
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| | A great series of pages on Womens History in America, including pages on Proffiles of Notable Women, What is Womens History? Why a National Womens History Month? Congressional Resolution Designating Womens History Month, Chronology of Womens Suffrage Movement Events, Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, Seneca Falls, Important Dates in U.S. Womens History, Women in the U.S. Today, Recommended Books for Womens History Month |
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| | Womens History in America
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| | From the History Channel, an overview of the womens movement throughout American history. |
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| | Gale Group - Womens History Month Resources
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| | Teachers and students can: Read biographies of significant women throughout time
Take a quiz based on women and their achievements, and
Follow a timeline of events of significant dates in womens history.
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| | History of the US Postal Service
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| | From the USPS, a great overview of over 200 years of postal service! |
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| | An American Time Capsule
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| | From the Library of Congress, 28,000 primary source items dating from the seventeenth century to the present and encompasses key events and eras in American history. |
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| | Baseball as America
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| | From the Field Museum in Chicago: Celebrate good times, great feats and legendary heroes when you rediscover this beloved sport through the lenses of history, science, economics and popular culture. |
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