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America's Library
Discover the stories of America's past. Meet amazing Americans from the past and
present, explore the states, and read about everyday life.
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Social Studies: World Cultures: North America: United States
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Government: Legislative Branch: Library of Congress
Search in Category: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States
www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
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American Memory from the Library of Congress
Gateway to source materials relating to the history and culture of the United
States.
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Social Studies: History: Multimedia
Search in Category: Reference: Almanacs: History
Search in Category: Reference: Archives: Regional: United States
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Government: Legislative Branch: Library of Congress
Search in Category: Reference: Libraries: Digital
memory.loc.gov/ammem
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New Perspectives on The West
Provides an illustrated introduction to the people, places, and events for which
America's western frontier is known. From PBS.
Search in Category: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States: West
Search in Category: Arts: Television: Networks: PBS
www.pbs.org/weta/thewest
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Old Sturbridge Village
The museum re-creates the daily work activities and community celebrations of a
rural 19th-century town in authentic living history fashion.
Search in Category: Reference: Libraries: Research
Search in Category: Reference: Museums: History: Living History and Open Air: North America: United States: Massachusetts
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Massachusetts: Localities: S: Sturbridge: Travel and Tourism
www.osv.org
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A Biography of America
Includes key events, maps, video transcripts, and related links for each era in
American history.
Search in Category: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States
Search in Category: Reference: Education: Directories
www.learner.org/biographyofamerica
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America's Story
Presented by the Library of Congress, a site with information about American
people, historical events, and each of the 50 states.
Search in Category: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States
www.americaslibrary.gov
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America's West
Explore information on the history and development of the American West.
Search in Category: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States: West
www.americanwest.com
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American Experience
Includes features on a range of people and events in American history from Hawaii's
last queen to Joe DiMaggio, from World War I to Vietnam. From PBS.
Search in Category: Arts: Television: Programs: Educational: American Experience, The
Search in Category: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States
Search in Category: Arts: Television: Networks: PBS
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex
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American Experience: Mount Rushmore
An interactive look at how this enormous monument was built and who built it.
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: South Dakota: Travel and Tourism: Parks: National Parks and Monuments: Mount Rushmore NM
Search in Category: Arts: Television: Programs: Educational: American Experience, The
Search in Category: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States
Search in Category: Arts: Television: Networks: PBS
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rushmore
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Colonial Williamsburg
Experience Colonial Life by exploring the trades, politics, and other aspects of
18th-century living. Browse the Colonial Dateline highlighting events from
1750-1783.
Search in Category: Reference: Museums: History: Living History and Open Air: North America: United States: Virginia
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Virginia: Localities: W: Williamsburg
Search in Category: Science: Social Sciences: Archaeology: Regional: North America: United States: Virginia
Search in Category: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States: Colonial
www.history.org/history
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Gold Rush! California's Untold Stories
An interactive online tour of exhibitions at the Oakland Museum of California.
Search in Category: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States: West: Gold Rushes: California
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Science
Search in Category: Reference: Museums: Arts and Entertainment: Art Museums: North America: United States: California
Search in Category: Reference: Museums: Science: Natural History: North America: United States: California
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: California: Localities: O: Oakland: Arts and Entertainment: Museums
www.museumca.org/goldrush
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NARA Exhibit Hall
Features historic documents from the U.S. National Archives and Records
Administration.
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Social Studies: World Cultures
Search in Category: Reference: Archives: Professional Resources
Search in Category: Reference: Archives: Regional: United States
Search in Category: Reference: Libraries: Research
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Government: Agencies: Independent: National Archives and Records Administration
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Society and Culture: Genealogy: Organizations
www.archives.gov/exhibits
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National Museum of American History
Click on different exhibits to find related bits and pieces of historical trivia.
Search in Category: Reference: Museums: History: North America: United States: Washington, DC
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Government: Agencies: Quasi-Official: Smithsonian Institution: Museums
americanhistory.si.edu/kids/athome.cfm
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Nebraska Studies.org
Learn all about Nebraska's history and its geography.
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Nebraska: Society and Culture: History
www.nebraskastudies.org
- published: Sep 01 2008
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Time Travelers
Leads kids on a virtual tour of historical places throughout Ohio. From the Ohio
Historical Society.
www.ohiokids.org
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Timeline of Events: 1750-1939
Highlights major events in United States history.
Search in Category: Reference: Museums: History: Living History and Open Air: North America: United States: Michigan
Search in Category: Reference: Museums: History: North America: United States: Michigan
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Michigan: Localities: D: Dearborn: Arts and Entertainment: Museums
www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/timeline/timeline.html
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Today in History
Each day, an event from American history is illustrated by digitized items from the
Library of Congress American Memory historic collections.
Search in Category: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Social Studies: History: This Day in History
Search in Category: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States: Through the Years
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html
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USA Encyclopedia: 1840-1960
A look at the history of the United States from a British perspective.
Search in Category: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Reference Tools: Encyclopedias
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USA.htm
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Zoot Suit Riots
Learn about the controversy surrounding the Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles, 1942.
From PBS.
Search in Category: Arts: Television: Programs: Educational: American Experience, The
Search in Category: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States
Search in Category: Arts: Television: Networks: PBS
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/zoot
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American Indian Kids
History of Native Americans for kids, ages 6-10. Emphasizes Indian family and
village lifestyles.
Search in Category: Society: Ethnicity: The Americas: Indigenous: Native Americans: History
www.minnow.net
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Colonial Kids
This celebration of life in the 1700s tells all about life in Colonial America.
Includes interviews, games, video excerpts, photographs, and other activities.
library.thinkquest.org/J002611F
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Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Archives
View photos, videos, and documents about the history of the different ethnic groups
and cultures that have lived in the Northwest.
Search in Category: Reference: Education: Colleges and Universities: North America: United States: Washington: Washington State University: Vancouver
www.vancouver.wsu.edu/crbeha
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Early Cultures: Pre-European Peoples of Wisconsin
Explores the history of the people who lived in Wisconsin and the Mississippi River
Valley before the European settlers arrived.
Search in Category: Reference: Education: Colleges and Universities: North America: United States: Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin: La Crosse
www.uwlax.edu/mvac/PreEuropeanPeople/EarlyCultures
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EASE History
Uses video clips to report the history of the United States from 1900 to 2005.
www.easehistory.org
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Exploring Maryland's Roots
Explore the shores, build a plantation, and meet the people of early Maryland in
this interactive website by Maryland Public Television.
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Maryland: Society and Culture: History
mdroots.thinkport.org
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Federal Writers' Project
Excerpts from interviews with about a dozen men and women who weathered the Great
Depression and the difficult years of the 1930s.
lcweb2.loc.gov/wpaintro/exinterv.html
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Freedom: A History of US
A PBS series with sixteen "webisodes" about freedom in the United States,
and dangers to freedom in the nation's history.
Search in Category: Arts: Television: Networks: PBS
www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus
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From Revolution to Reconstruction
Contains outlines related to American history and culture, primary source
materials, essays, biographies and presidential information.
Search in Category: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States: Through the Years
odur.let.rug.nl/~usa
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History Haven
Provides an overview of American History from colonial times through the Reagan
years. Some chapters include interactive quizzes.
library.thinkquest.org/17126
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Jefferson's West
Interactive electronic field trip to re-live Lewis and Clark's journey across the
American West. Explore, watch, listen, and keep a journal.
www.eduweb.com/portfolio/jeffwest
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Liberty Bell Museum
Features virtual exhibit of a private collection of memorabilia, relics and
souvenirs, gathered over a 20 year period. Includes gift shop.
www.libertybellmuseum.com
- published: Mar 20 1997
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Pioneers
Information about pioneers, wagon trains, and life on the trail in the United
States in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
library.thinkquest.org/6400
- published: Jun 07 1999
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Slave Ship Trouvadore
Describes a shipwreck and the survival of crewmen and Africans, who were being
transported to an area near the Bahamas to be used as slaves. Page includes past
history, cultural influences, and mysteries about the incident.
Search in Category: Society: History: By Time Period: Nineteenth Century
www.slaveshiptrouvadore.com
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Slave Voices
Traces slavery in America from its earliest origins to post-Emancipation. Includes
links to primary sources and personal slave accounts.
Search in Category: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States
Search in Category: Arts: Literature: Online Reading
www.awesomestories.com/history/stories/slave_voices/slave_voices_ch1.htm
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SPNEA: Whiz Kids
Take fun history tests from 1600-1900's. Also includes recipes by the century.
www.spnea.org/kids/theBigEvents
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The American Pageant Notes
Notes based on the US History text book, "The American Pageant."
www.apnotes.net
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The Oregon-Trail
This web site is based on the award-winning documentary film from PBS. Read about
the history of the trail and see the historic sites located along the trail.
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Oregon: Society and Culture: Genealogy: Pioneers
Search in Category: Reference: Education: Colleges and Universities: North America: United States: Idaho: Idaho State University
www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html
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Time Line - A Brief History of the Fur Trade
Includes significant dates in the trapping and selling of animal furs from 1600 to
1850 in the area, which is now the United States.
Search in Category: Business: Textiles and Nonwovens: Leather and Fur: Resources: History
Search in Category: Society: History: By Region: North America: Fur Trade
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Social Studies: World Cultures: North America: Native Americans: History
Search in Category: Recreation: Living History: By Historical Region: North America: United States: Fur Trade and Mountain Man: Rendezvous
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Minnesota: Localities: D: Deer River: Society and Culture
www.whiteoak.org/learning/timeline.htm
- published: Jul 13 2001
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U.S. History Timeline: 1492-1783
Travel from 1492 to the end of the Revolutionary War. Includes pictures.
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Reference Tools: Almanacs
www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-ViewArticle.aspx?pin=wwwwak-464&article_id=677&chapter_id=15&chapter_title=United_State
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Understanding Slavery
Discover the roots of slavery, follow the life of a slave and witness a slave
auction through the eyes of characters including a slave, auctioneer, buyer and
seller.
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: Directories
Search in Category: Reference: Education: K through 12: Educators
Search in Category: Reference: Education: Products and Services: Study Assistance
school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/slavery
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US Trek
A virtual tour to historic places.
www.ustrek.org
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Virtual Archaeologist
Learn about Native American tribes, who lived in the Missouri river in the area
that is now known as North and South Dakota. Features photos of original dig
sites, people, and the earth lodge. Page also offers walk through tours [Requires
Shockwave Plugin].
fishhook.ndsu.edu
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WayBack
American history for kids. From PBS.
Search in Category: Arts: Television: Programs: Children's
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: Entertainment: Television: Stations
www.pbskids.org/wayback
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AP U.S. History Decade Profiles
Contains detailed review guides for preparing for the Advanced Placement United
States History Exam. Arranged by decades, and available in PDF and HTML formats.
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Science: Living Things: Cells
thecellstore.netfirms.com/APUS/apusdp.htm
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Civil Rights Events, Strategies, and Forces
Captures several milestones, personalities, and influences that helped civil rights
in America.
Search in Category: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States: Civil Rights Movement
www.africanaonline.com
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Colonial America
Pictures of students dressed as famous colonists, a timeline of events, activities
and quizzes. Provided by Mountain City Elementary School, Tennessee.
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Tennessee: Localities: M: Mountain City: Education
www.mce.k12tn.net/colonial_america/colonial_america.htm
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Great American Speeches
Great political speeches from 1645 to the present day. For students of speech and
American History.
Search in Category: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States
www.federalobserver.com/speeches.php
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Kid's History
Provides help with American history projects. Includes games, costume help,
library, crafts, and links.
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Oklahoma: Localities: H: Hitchcock
www.shootingstarhistory.com/kidshistory
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Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World
Learn about cloth manufacturing shops and worker conditions during the late 19th
and early 20th century that were located in the Piedmont area in portions of
Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama. Includes interview audio clips.
Search in Category: Business: Textiles and Nonwovens: Textiles: Resources: History: Education
www.sohp.org/laf
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Mom's Historical Costumes
A theatrical middle-school social studies teacher models her over a dozen costumes
relating to various periods of American history. Includes colonial garb,
multicultural, and military dress.
mommy.cosmicduckling.com
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Stand Up For Your Rights
Offers an overview of the struggles for religious freedom, women's rights, and
desegregation. From PBS.
Search in Category: Arts: Television: Programs: Children's
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: Entertainment: Television: Stations
www.pbskids.org/wayback/civilrights
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The Dakota Experience: Deadwood Illustrated
Imagine being a part of the old west in South Dakota. Click on the Native
American, military man, and prospector to see what their concerns were. Includes
photos from that time period.
www.dakotaexperience.org/cvfrontier/deadwood_illustrated_intro.html
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The Jamestown Online Adventure
A virtual history lesson where you find yourself landing in the New World and
making all the decisions needed to found the Jamestown colony.
Search in Category: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States: Colonial: Jamestown
www.historyglobe.com/jamestown
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You Wouldn't Want to Sail on the Whaling Ship Essex!
Based on the book, You Wouldn't Want to Sail on a 19th-Century Whaling Ship ...
www.salariya.com/web_books/whaling
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A Century in Review
Student-created site offers a graphical overview of each decade in the 20th
century.
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Arizona: Localities: T: Tempe: Education
www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/decade/decade.htm
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A Music History of the American People
Learn about American history through these songs. Provided in mp3 file format and
lyrics.
www.nutechservices.com/americanhistory
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The Population of Vermont
The history of the Indian tribes, early settlers, and more recent immigrants to
Vermont. With a county map.
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Vermont: Society and Culture: History
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Vermont: Education: Organizations
academics.smcvt.edu/vtgeographic/textbook/population/population_of_vermont.htm
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