God, "The Original Intent" Ages: 10 - 18American Providentalism - Advancing the historical understanding of the hand of God in American history. When a people lose their history, they lose a part of who they are.Subjects: book, George Washington, Thomas Paine, Dr. Benjamin Rush, John Adams, Andrew Jackson
Christopher Columbus Timelineby History-Timelines.org.uk Ages: 10+This History Timeline has been developed to provide a snapshot of Christopher Columbus and events during this historical time period, including important dates in a fast, comprehensive, chronological, or date order providing an actual sequence of events.Subjects: timelines, events, chronological, facts, printable, information
The Jamestown Adventureby Bob Dunn Ages: 11 - 15In 1606, some 105 adventurers set off from England to try and establish the first permanent English colony in the New World. They called the settlement James Fort. You are the captain of Jamestown Colony. You make all the decisions. Good Luck!Subjects: history, interactive, game, colony, choices, exploration, new world
Declaration of Independence
Ages: 10 - 18This 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 site also provides links to other Declaration-related biographies and histories and a guestbook where you are invited to add comments and ideas.Subjects: resource, National Treasure, National Archives, Declaration of Independence, Signers, Timeline, lesson plan, history, historical documentsLocation: Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom in Washington, DC
Growth of a Nationby Animated Atlas Ages: 7+This ten minute presentation illustrates the growth of the United States from the original thirteen states in 1789.Subjects: interactive, historical, timeline, United States, prosperity
American Experience: The Gold Rushby PBS Online
Ages: 12 - 18The Gold Rush was a remarkably international event; in short order, gold-seekers from Oregon and the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), Mexico, Chile, England, France, Australia, Ireland, and China were soon knee-deep in water in the diggings. Each found themselves playing the Great California Lottery, in which luck not hard work or honesty, seemed the key to success.Subjects: resource, timeline, teacher's guide, treasure map, Gold Rush days, Native Americans, Chinese Immigrants, California, American River, Oregon, Sandwich Islands, hydraulic
United States History Mapby Annenberg Media Ages: 10+Discover how the continent was irrevocably changed by European colonization, the events that caused the wholesale displacement and decimation of the land's original inhabitants, and how the 50 states came to be formed.Subjects: colonies, history, landforms, North America
Historical Truth 101 Ages: 9 - 18Historical Truth 101 is a preservation initiative dedicated to collecting and preserving rare and unique stories through the collection of oral, written, and videotaped histories of individuals as well as research experts. Historical Truth 101 is committed to making this non-renewable history available to the general public, via the Internet, through membership access to the archives of video interviews for education, enrichment, and enlightenment.Subjects: history, interactive, course, genealogy, vocabulary, medical terms, Civil War, Vietnam, Korea, Alabama history courseLocation: Killen, AL
Christopher Columbusby U-S-History.com Ages: 12+Christopher Columbus, the son of a respected weaver and local politician, was born in Genoa. He worked in his father's business, but chose to go to sea at age 14. Columbus sailed throughout the Mediterranean and one day was shipwrecked off the coast of...Subjects: explorers, pioneers, frontiersmen, legacy, discovery
The Route 66 Primer: A Brief Historyby Guy Randall Ages: 12+The story of Route 66 starts over a century earlier when a young country began to grow westward. The vast unexplored lands beyond the Mississippi River fired the imagination of the American people. The seemingly limitless resources beckoned to a nation...Subjects: historic, highway, trails, western, Route 66
The Adventures of Daniel Booneby Archiving Early America Ages: 12+Daniel Boone's Adventures is presented here for the first time on the Internet. His first-person narrative appears as he actually wrote it, using the grammar and syntax current in America in the 1700s.Subjects: narrative, frontiersman, Kentucky, history, adventures, wilderness
History Resources
History - FirstGov for Kids
American Presidents
In the Heart of the Sierrasby James M. Hutch (1888) Ages: 18+The Milton and Calaveras Big Tree Route are historic hiking trails. Follow one man's journey down these trails as Mr. Hutchings describes the many wonders of his journey in 1888.Subjects: history, Gold Rush era, Milton, Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad, Central Pacific Railroad, Calaveras Big Tree Route, Prairie Schooners, wagon train, mining, big tree stump, mammoth tree, The Father of the Forest Location: California: Calaveras County, Tuolumne County, Mariposa County
September 11, 2001by The Library of Congress Ages: 12+This documentary project captures the heartfelt reactions, eyewitness accounts, and diverse opinions of Americans and others in the months that followed the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93.Subjects: attack, terrorism, reaction, gallery, drawings
America's Government is Secular
Writings of America's Founding Fathers Ages: 12 - 18Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. The First Amendment does not include the phrase "separation of church and state."Subjects: Mayflower Compact, Columbus, Bradford, Pilgrims, Aimes, Wilson, Coolidge
History of US Presidential Elections
Plimoth Plantation - Investigating the First Thanksgiving Ages: 5 - 15
Andrew Carnegieby The Library of Congress Ages: 12+Andrew Carnegie's life was a true "rags to riches" story. Born to a poor Scottish family that immigrated to the United States, Carnegie became a powerful businessman and a leading force in the American steel industry.Subjects: industrialist, steel industry, philanthropist, life story
Native American life in Yosemite Valley. - The Hive
Studying Native Americans - Oyate
Traveling History Kits
American FactFinder Kids' Corner - U.S. Census Bureau
Big Apple History - Coming to Americaby Educational Broadcasting Corporation Ages: 8+Which way do you want to go? Use the timeline to explore early New York history by date or click on one of the titles to investigate by topic!Subjects: events, past, New York, arts, entertainment, living
The History Place - Abraham Lincoln
National Women's History
The Atlantic World: America and the Netherlandsby The Library of Congress Ages: 12+The Atlantic World: America and the Netherlands explores the history of the Dutch presence in America and the interactions between the United States and the Netherlands from Henry Hudson's 1609 voyage to the post-World-War-II period.Subjects: libraries, archives, patriots, territory, artists
California Historical Society
The U.C.C. Connectionby Howard Freeman Ages: 14+The frustration many Americans feel about our judicial system can be overwhelming and often frightening; and, like most fear, is based on lack of understanding or knowledge.Subjects: expatriation, repatriation, conspiracy, slavery, secret societies
Founding Fathers, Presidents and a few others
Gold Rush Sesquicentennial
Highway History - Infrastructure - FHWA
Lost Mines of California
The Declaration of Independence
The Truth about the Founding Fathers and Freemasonry
Today's View of the Founders on Slavery
Alaska state unit study - facts and symbols
American Museum of Natural History
Archiving Early America Primary Source Material from 18th Century America
Bill Clinton The great seducer - US Presidents' Lives, News - The Independent
Colonial Hall The Biographies of the Founding Fathers
Five Founders on Slavery
History of American Religion Timeline 1600 - 2004
History of the English Languageby G.A. Robinson Ages: 12+English is a Germanic language of the Indo-European language family. Indo-European languages are spoken throughout most of Europe, other regions that have been settled by Europeans, and in many areas of Southwest Asia. Indo-European languages make...Subjects: rules, punctuation, grammar, guide, history of
Index of Signers by State
White House Garden Tours & Eventsby The U.S. White House Ages: 1+WhiteHouse.gov is the official web site for the White House and President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. This page is a source for information about the gardens and grounds of the White House and when they can be visited.Subjects: roses, gardens, tours, White House, presidential estate
American National Election Studies
Benjamin Franklin- Silence Dogood - First Letter
Korean War timeline
Mayflower Compact Challenge 2005
The American Founding, The Problem of Slavery, and the Contrast with the Modern State
The Claremont Institute 3. Commentaries on the Founding
U.S. Bankruptcy - Library of Halexandria
Washington's Farewell Address 1796
Aleutian Islands - WWII
Castle Air Museum
Federalist No. 54 - Excerpt on Slavery 1788 - James Madison
Greater U Street Historic District - DC
Historic Preservation
History of chess in Sacramento
Joint Intelligence Committee - UFOS - 1947
Notes on the State of Virginia, Query 18 - Manners on slavery
Reflections on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution
Revolutionary Viewpoints
Roland review of Galvin America's Founding Secret
The History of the VA - VA Joe
The Richest Man in the World Andrew Carnegie - The American Experience
U.S. Politics Online Archives American Literature - Silence Dogood Letters
