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America's History
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Early America
- America's Story
- "America's Story from America's Library" wants you to have fun with history while learning at the same time. We want to put the story back in history and show you some things that you've never heard or seen before. The stuff you see comes from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The Library is the largest in the world and has millions of amazing things that will surprise you.
- Our America
- Travel back in America's History, visit with kids and write your own journal. Slide through America's history and stop by any time period along the way. This site is very cool.
- Documenting the American South
- 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. It is organized into the projects listed above. The Academic Affairs Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sponsors DAS, and the texts come primarily from its Southern holdings. An editorial board guides its development.
- From Slavery to Civil Rights
- Use this interactive activity to introduce African-American history through primary sources.
- The African American Odyssey
- The exhibition The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship, showcases the incomparable African American collections of the Library of Congress. The exhibit explores black America's quest for equality from the early national period through the twentieth century. The Library's materials, gathered over the two hundred years of its existence, tell the story of the African American experience through nine chronological periods that document the courage and determination of blacks, faced with adverse circumstances, who overcame immense odds to fully participate in all aspects of American society.
- The First Americans
- This site was produced by Karen Martin, MA in Education and member of the Muscogee Nation created this website to explain about the Native Americans. Here you can explore different tribes of Native Americans as well as their culture.
- 13 American Colonies
- This fun, illustrated article describes the 13 American Colonies in detail, from economics to religion to agriculture to revolution. Also includes a clickable map with links to individual descriptions of each colony and a list of the first European settlements in North America. Outstanding resource!
- The First Thanksgiving
- Find out about the daily lives of the pilgrims and the Wampanoag as you go back to the year of the first Thanksgiving. Explore the Mayflower's nook and crannies and learn what life was really like in 1620.
- Slaves' Stories
- The year is 1780. Meet four scared Africans on a stinking slave ship. In this year European traders will take thousands of Africans into slavery. This website follows four of those people.
- Plimoth Plantation
- We have designed a comprehensive online site that builds students’ understanding about the harvest celebration of 1621, which is often erroneously referred to as "The First Thanksgiving."
- Virtual Marching Tour of The American Revolution
- An online educational and information service presented by the Independence Hall Association. Our goal is to provide people with a vivid, exciting and accessible way to learn about the people, ideas, places and events that defined Revolutionary times and to help us understand through history who we are as a people today.
- Valley Forge
- Valley Forge is the story of the six month encampment of the Continental Army of the newly formed United States of America under the command of General George Washington, a few miles from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Though no battle was fought here from December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778, a struggle against the elements and low morale was overcome on this sacred ground.
- The Declaration of Independence
- Welcome to the ushistory.org's Declaration of Independence website. This site provides a wealth of information about the signers of the Declaration, the history of the Declaration, and an online version of the Declaration for you to read.
- The Liberty Bell
- Why is Pennsylvania misspelled on the bell? What's the story of the crack? Visit this site to learn all about the Liberty Bell, it’s history and signifigance to America’s history.
- The Constitution
- The Constitution is the basis for government in the United States. It spells out how the government is formed, who makes it up, and how to pass and amend laws. It is one of the most famous documents ever written. This site is a collection of resources relating to the Constitution.
- The War of 1812
- The War of 1812 has often been called the Revolutionary War Part II. And in many ways, it was just that. This fun, illustrated article examines the causes, battles, and aftermath of the war.
- American West
- Within these pages you will find the History and Development of the American West, from the Frontier and Pioneer days of the Wild West, to today's Modern West. Featuring: Westward Expansion, Western Trails, America's Freedom Documents, Cowboys, Indians, Native Americans, Pioneers and much more.
- The Ultimate Adventure: Lewis and Clark
- Lewis and Clark, the Ultimate Adventure is part of the larger Time Magazine Online site. It is a rich resource for teachers and students studying the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition (1803-2003).
- Lewis and Clark; Mapping the West
- This site sets the historical stage, featuring online access to Lewis and Clark's maps and other primary resources, and provides other related activities and lesson plans.
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Civil War and Reconstruction
- A House Divided: America in the Age of Lincoln
- A House Divided explores the institution of slavery, the fierce sectionalism of free and slave economies in the rapidly expanding country and the destructive power of the civil war.
- The Civil War for Kids
- The students in Mrs. Huber's class at Pocantico Hills School in Sleepy Hollow, New York have been learning about the Civil War. We read about this important time in our nation's history and wrote about it. The site includes, timelines, maps, uniforms and activity sheets.
- History of American Slavery and the Underground Railroad
- This is a brief history of slavery. This website also introduces some historical figures associated with slavery and the underground railroad, like Harriet Beecher Stowe, Fredrick Douglass and Harriet Tubman.
- A Nation Divided: Civil War Timeline
- Through a timeline and photos, this site brings to life the tragedy that was the Civil War. The History Place makes vivid this terrible chapter in American History.
- America's Reconstruction: People and Politics After the Civil War
- This exhibit examines one of the most turbulent and controversial eras in American history. It presents an up-to-date portrait of a period whose unrealized goals of economic and racial justice still confront our society.
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Industrial Revolution and Beyond
- Rise of Industrial America
- Old industries expanded and many new ones, including petroleum refining, steel manufacturing, and electrical power, emerged. Railroads expanded significantly, bringing even remote parts of the country into a national market economy. Learn more here.
- World War I
- The purpose of this website is to provide an overview of the First World War. This site offers an expensive array of materials dealing with all aspects of WW1.
- Progressive Era
- The early 20th century was an era of business expansion and progressive reform in the United States. The progressives, as they called themselves, worked to make American society a better and safer place in which to live. Learn more here.
- The New Deal Network
- The New Deal Network is an educational guide to the Great Depression of the 1930s. The New Deal Network is sponsored by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute and the Institute for Learning Technologies at Teachers College/Columbia University.
- On the Homefront- America during World War I and II
- Are you doing all you can? Patriotism surged in America after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Volunteerism efforts not only boosted morale at home and abroad, but also provided necessary financial and manpower support for the war effort.
- Great Depression and World War II
- The widespread prosperity of the 1920s ended abruptly with the stock market crash in October 1929 and began the great economic depression. Visit here to learn about the the Depression and WWII.
- World War II Commemoration
- World War II ended on September 2, 1945 with the formal surrender of Japan aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the war, we have put together what we believe to be the definitive collection of World War II historical materials on the Web.
- Immigration-stories of yesterday and today
- Find out what it means to come to the United States as an immigrant from the early 20th century through the early 21st century.
- A Biography of America-The Fifties
- WWII ends in the Pacific, and the world lives with the legacy of its final moment: the atomic bomb. Veteran's return and create new lives for themselves in the fifties. The GI Bill, Levittown, civil rights, the Cold War and rock n'roll are featured.
- A Biography of America-The Sixties
- The Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War shape the Sixties. The era culminated with Watergate.
- A Century in Review
- This is a final look at the decades of the 20th century as told through the eyes of Mrs. Sundra's 4th and 5th graders. The Twentieth Century was one of sorrow and joy, pain and excitement, tragedy and hope. It is important to take a look back on where our country has been.
- With Wings as Eagles: From Fantasy to Flight
- Use these Resources from the Library of Congress documenting the history of flight — the dreams, fantasies, experimentation and inventions that came before and after the historic achievement of the Wright brothers.
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