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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
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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
- published: Sep 01 2007
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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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