United States History
Web Resources
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Site |
Type |
Comments |
| National Archives and Records Administration (Nara) | Government sponsored museum and archive | Look for exhibits in the "Digital Classroom" This site is a little tricky to navigate, but the rewards can be rich, especially in primary source documents. |
| American Memory Project - collections finder | Sponsored by the Library of Congress | Find collections by subject and by era. Several online exhibits. |
| American Memory Project | Sponsored by the Library of Congress | The address is for the Front Page; go to the "Learning Page" -- use "teachers' resources" and go from there. |
| Smithsonian Institution | "The Nation's Attic" - quasi-governmental | Go to the History Section; but also fascinating cultural, scientific, and natural history artifacts. |
| Out of Many: A History of the American People | Textbook - weblinks | Generally, look by chapter topic, then click on "web links." |
| American Pageant: A History of the Republic | Textbook - weblinks | Click on "Web Links" on the left menu bar, then find the time frame you are interested in. (Also on the menu bar: "primary documents" ) |
| The American Pageant - Readers Companion | Textbook site | Summary of key terms, names, events, etc. in American History - great AP review. |
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Living Room
Candidate |
Presidential Campaign Commercials: 1952 - 2004. | |
| Major Supreme Court Decisions | Touro Law Center project | Summary of major court decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court - cases are listed chronologically. |
| History Teacher - Net | Teacher Sue Pojer's fabulous website | AP practice quizzes, reviews, internet links, etc. |
| Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Decisions | constitution.org - opinion | More info and summaries of Supreme Court decisions. |
| American Writers | Run by CSpan. | Bios and Info about important American writers. |
| The Federalist Papers | University of Oklahoma Law School sponsored | The Complete Federalist Papers. |
| The Anti-Federalist Papers | From InfoPlease | by "Agrippa," "Cato," and other pseudonymous names. |