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Table of Contents
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- Instructions
on how to navigate this document
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- Teacher/Classroom
resources for connecting technology to
curriculum
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- Educational
resources by subject area
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Education
resources by subject areas- These resources are primarily targeting 6-12 grade students,
as per the California State subject area frameworks. They were
selected to support research, resources and inquiry for teachers,
students & parents. They represent a reference work in
progress.
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U.S.History
- General
Resources
- Colonial
America through the Revolution
- Civil
War
- Westward
Expansion
- Entering
the 20th Century
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- General
Resources
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- Library
of Congress/American Memory Learning Page
- This is the Learning Page for the National Digital Library
Program historical collections. Includes info on primary sources,
lesson plans, finding historical info, plus many links to
education sites. You can also email their reference
librarian.
- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/
- Columbia
University: Bartleby Library
- Project Bartleby provides free access to educators of original
works of literature and historical materials with a particular
focus on American authors. Materials include the inaugural
addresses of the US presidents, W.E.DuBois, Sandburg and
more.
- http://www.cc.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/
- American
Memory from the Library of Congress
- American Memory consists of extensive primary source and
archival materials relating to American culture and history.
- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amhome.html
- The
19th Century Scientific American Magazine
- Although not related to our present day Scientific American,
this site provides a fascinating glimpse into the mid-1800's
scientific and technical world with excellent articles and
pictures from this period.
http://www.history.rochester.edu/Scientific_American/
- Scouting
History and Traditions
- Just like it states, a wonderful set of links regarding
worldwide scouting, its American founders and current
activities.
- http://members.aol.com/randywoo/bsahis/index.htm
- The Flag of the
U.S.A.
- This page is dedicated to the Flag of the United States and
American patriotism: beginning with the Pledge of Allegiance, it
discusses everything that you can think of connected to the flag
of our country. Also, excellent links to related pages.
- http://www.icss.com/usflag/toc.html
- African-American
History
- Extensive and diverse set of links related to the Black and
African experience in the US and the Americas, from past to
present. Sites include the underground railroad, Black pioneers,
Black History month, Martin Luther King, music and more.
- http://www.geocities.com:80/Athens/Forum/9061/afro/afro.html
- African-American
Mosaic
- Selections from the African-American Mosaic Library of
Congress resource guide for the study of Black History and
Culture. This exhibition covers 500 years of the Black experience
in the western hemisphere.
- http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
- NativeWeb
Home Page
- Welcome to NativeWeb, a project of many people. Our vision
touches ancient teachings and modern technology. Our purpose: to
provide a cyber-place for Earth's indigenous peoples. Wide range
of site organization tools.
- http://www.nativeweb.org
- Hispanics
contributions to the US
- Americans of Hispano Heritage have a sophisticated ancestory
which dates back hundreds of years, exploring and settling our
Country before the War of Independence. These web sites are a view
of the contributions of Hispanos to the United States of
America.
http://www.neta.com/~1stbooks/index.html
- FedWorld
Information Network
- The national technical information service's
[FedWorld] goal is to provide a one-stop location for the
public to locate, order and have delivered, US government
information
- http://www.fedworld.gov/
- The
U.S. Historical Text Archives
- A subsection of the Historical Text Archive (see Soc. Sci:
general), it has a wonderfully laid out US History section, with
excellent linkages. Its layout is clear and well grouped, from the
Colonial period to WWI & II to the Gulf War. A must see
site.
- http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/9061/USA/usa.html
- From
Revolution to Reconstruction
- American history, from the colonial period until World War I;
well linked, with excellent subdivisions. Good text info. You (or
your students) can contribute to this page.
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/
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- Colonial America
through the Revolution
The
Federalist Papers Online- The Federalist Papers were written and published from 1787
to 1788 in several NY State newspapers. The primary authors
were Alexander Hamilton and James Madison with help from John
Jay. Contains 85 essays outlining how the new government would
operate and why.
http://www.mcs.net/~knautzr/fed/fedpaper.html
- Declaration
of Independence
- In addition to the full text of the Declaration of
Independence, some good background, plus the full set of
signers(by State).
http://www.cs.indiana.edu/statecraft/decl.html
- Thomas
Jefferson's First Inaugural Address
- "...All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that
though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail,
that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority
possesses their equal rights, which equal law must protect"
http://www.cs.indiana.edu/statecraft/jeff.inaug.html
- The
World of Benjamin Franklin
- This portion of the Franklin Institute Science Museum
provides a comprehensive exhibit of the man, the statesman, the
inventor and the scientist. A broad range of links, including a
quicktime movie, and a strong search menu.
- http://sln.fix.edu/franklin/rotten.html
- Hispanics
contributions to the US
- Americans of Hispano Heritage have a sophisticated
ancestory which dates back hundreds of years, exploring and
settling our Country before the War of Independence. These web
sites are a view of the contributions of Hispanos to the United
States of America.
http://www.neta.com/~1stbooks/index.html
- Freedom
Trail
- The freedom trail takes you through almost three centuries
of Boston's colonial and revolutionary history. Meant to
accompany a Boston walking tour, this site gives brief
anecdotal information regarding a number of Boston's early
historic sites.
note: this is a slow loading site.
http://www.std.com/homepages/std/freedom.trail.html
- African-American
History
- Extensive and diverse set of links related to the Black and
African experience in the US and the Americas, from past to
present. Sites include the underground railroad, Black
pioneers, Black History month, Martin Luther King, music and
more.
http://www.geocities.com:80/Athens/Forum/9061/afro/afro.html
- African-American
Mosaic
- Selections from the African-American Mosiaca Library of
Congress resource guide for the study of Black History and
Culture. This exhibition covers 500 years of the Black
experience in the western hemisphere.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
- The
Flag of the U.S.A.
- This page is dedicated to the Flag of the United States and
American patriotism: beginning with the Pledge of Allegiance,
it discusses everything that you can think of connected to the
flag of our country. Also, excellent links to related
pages.
http://www.icss.com/usflag/toc.html
- From
Revolution to Reconstruction
- American history, from the colonial period until World War
I; well linked, with excellent subdivisions. Good text info.
You (or your students) can contribute to this page.
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/
- The
U.S. Historical Text Archives
- A subsection of the Historical Text Archive (see Soc. Sci:
general), it has a wonderfully laid out US History section,
with excellent linkages. Its layout is clear and well grouped,
from the Colonial period to WWI & II to the Gulf War. A
must see site.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/9061/USA/usa.html
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- Civil War
Gettysburg
Address- Includes original copies of the both the Hayes and the
Nicholas versions, as well as the only known photo of Lincoln
at Gettysburg
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/ga.html
- U.S. Civil
War Center
- Index of Civil War Information available on the Internet -
over 1500 links to battles,battlefields, cemeteries, people,
diaries, documents, uniforms, calendars, genealogy, art, maps
& photos. It comes with a searchable index and
bibliography.
- http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/civlink.htm
- The
Valley of the Shadow
- Tells the story of the Civil War from the points of view of
two communities situated on each side of the Mason-Dixon line.
Start here with a virtual tour of the projects components to
find letters and diaries, government, military & church
records, demographics, newspaper archives [searchable]
and maps and images. This is the first of three installments,
coveringthe late 1850's and the early 1860's.
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/
- Sources
of Civil War Information
- Brief listing of links to Civil War photographs, newsgroups
and Bryan Boyle's Civil War Index
- http://www.ucsc.edu/civil-war-letters/civil_war_sources.html
- African-American
Mosaic
- Selections from the African-American Mosiaca Library of
Congress resource guide for the study of Black History and
Culture. This exhibition covers 500 years of the Black
experience in the western hemisphere.
- http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
- Letters
Home from a Soldier in the U. S. Civil War
- Letters from a union soldier, Newton Robert Scott; rich
detail of life, living conditions in this oral history; from UC
Santa Cruz.
- http://www.ucsc.edu/civil-war-letters/home.html
- From
Revolution to Reconstruction
- American history, from the colonial period until World War
I; well linked, with excellent subdivisions. Good text info.
You (or your students) can contribute to this page.
- http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/
- The
U.S. Historical Text Archives
- A subsection of the Historical Text Archive (see Soc. Sci:
general), it has a wonderfully laid out US History section,
with excellent linkages. Its layout is clear and well grouped,
from the Colonial period to WWI & II to the Gulf War. A
must see site.
- http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/9061/USA/usa.html
- Westward
Expansion
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- The Lewis and
Clark Expedition
- A very comprehensive site provided by PBS. It is also
deesigned designed to support and supplement the the Ken Burns
PBS film.
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
- The Lewis and
Clark Expedition
- This site begins with a copy of the letter sent by
President Jefferson instructing them to undertake this journey
and what goals and objectives to pursue. It is then followed by
excerpts from their journals. Wonderful material. Be sure to
follow the links from page to page.
http://www.mt.net/~rojomo/landc.htm
- NativeWeb
Home Page
- Welcome to NativeWeb, a project of many people. Our vision
touches ancient teachings and modern technology. Our purpose:
to provide a cyber-place for Earth's indigenous peoples. Wide
range of site organization tools.
- http://www.nativeweb.org/
- Tribal Voice - Native
American Resources
- An expansive set of links related to current Native America
resources and agencies, tribal history and associations and
historical data. Many oral histories.
- http://www.tribal.com
- The
Oregon Trail
- Inspired by the PBS documentary, The Oregon Trail, this is
a very very thorough site about the trails history, historic
sites and maps, fantastic facts and access to support videos
and to free teacher guides.
- http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html
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- Entering the 20th
Century
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Phillipine-American
War
- American Imperialism at the turn of the 19th century is
well documented, with a special focus on the
Phillipine-American War.
http://www.boondocksnet.com/
- Mark
Twain & the Philippine/American War
- Our bloodiest and cruelest war during the US imperialist
period at the turn of the 19th century. Mark Twain was a
passionate anti-imperialist. This page contains Twain's
stories, essays and cartoons about the period and this ugly war
of aggression.
http://www.boondocksnet.com/twain/index.html
- Suez
1956
- From the University of San Diego's History student pages we
find an excellent essay about Egypt's nationalization of the
Suez Canal and its impact on the Cold war and the balance of
power in the Middle East.
- http://ac.acusd.edu/History/text/suez.html
- Japanese-American
Internment
- Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December
1941, the United States was gripped by war hysteria. This was
especially strong along the Pacific coast of the U.S. This
primary link provides an extensive set of sites, background and
photos of the terrible experience. I have suppleneted it with a
some additional sites provides photo
exhibits.
http://oz.net/~cyu/internment/main.html
- Italian-American
Internment
- When Italian Americans were consideredd enemy aliens and
their treatment duringg WWII.
http://www.io.com/~segreta/
- World War
1 WebQuest
- This site is listed on both SCORE and the Apple Learning
Exchange. Using primary source materials, it takes you through
the essential question of "What is like to be a participant ina
conflict.", focusing on the experiences of World war 1.
http://www.sonic.net/bantam1/wqww1.html
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If you should have additions to these links, that you have used in
your classrooms, please forward your contribution to Barry
Sovel.
[last updated: 4 December, 2001 ]
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