SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY

American History

1492 Exhibit (From the Library of Congress)
50 States & Capitols
A Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents (University of Oklahoma Law Center)
A Hypertext on American History (Colonial to Modern Times)
A Presidential Exploration
ACT Assessment Sample Test Questions
American & British History Resources (From Rutgers University)
American Centuries...View from New England (K-12)  (Memorial Hall Museum)
American Revolution(Virtual Marching Tour of the American Revolution)
America's Story (From America's Library, Library of Congress)
Appalachian Power(Middle & H.S.)
Archiving Early America (K-12, College) (18th Century, Early 19th Century)
(Movies, Talk at the Town Crier, Early American Review)
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids (K-2, K3-5, K6-8, K9-12, Parents & Teachers)
Best of History Web Sites(K-12, College, Adult/Professional)
Black History & Current Information
Black Literature & History
Born in Slavery(K-12, College, Adult/Professional)
(Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938, Library of Congress)
Civil War (American)
CongressLink (2001) (Middle, H.S., College, Adult/Professional)
Constitution of the United States of America
C-SPAN'S New History Series (American Writers) (H.S., College, Adult/Professional)
Discovering Lewis and Clark (K-12, College, Adult/Professional)
Exhibit Hall (Important Documents/Papers from the National Archives and Records Administration)
Eye Witness to History (Middle, H.S., College) (Ancient World, Middle Ages/Renaissance, 17th Century,
18th Century, 19th Century, Civil War, Old West, 20th Century, WWI, WWII, Photos, Voices)
French and Indian War (1755)
Geography World (Early Childhood, K-12) (Created by Brad Bowerman, a teacher from
Jermyn, Pennsylvania; Also Look for Maps & Globs, and the Geography Quizzes Area)
Great American Speeches(80 Years of Political Oratory) (Elementary, Middle, H.S., College, Adult/Professional)
Happy Birthday America(K-12, College, Adult Professional)
High School Hub (Homework, Test Preparation, & General Research)
(World, Geography, U.S., Government, Economics)
History Channel
History's Happening
History/Social Studies Lesson Plans
History of the Renaissance & Reformation
History of the United States
Jamestown Online Adventure (The) (K-12, College) (A Simulation)
Jamestown Rediscovery (History of Jamestown Settlement; Historical Documents including
Laws, Census Data, Contracts, State Papers, Maps, Writings, & Art)
Lewis and Clark (Discovering) (K-12, College, Adult/Professional)
Liberty Online
Lists of U.S. Presidents
Multicultural American West  (H.S. & College)
Native American Resource
Oregon Trail(K-12)
Politics1
(1) Presidents of the United States (White House)
(2) Presidents of the United States (K-12, College, Adult/Professional)
Presidential Inaugural Addresses (Since Washington)
Social Studies Sources
Star Spangled Banner(Source & History) (Elementary, Middle, H.S., College)
The Age of Imperialism (18th & 19th Century)
The American Presidency by Grolier's Online
The History of Jim Crow (Middle, H.S., College) (Designed by Teachers; Presents New Historical
Resources & Teaching Ideas for the Jim Crow Years) (Historical Essays, Personal Narratives & Lesson
Plans; Contains an Image Gallery, American Literature Book, Interactive Encyclopedia) (Funded by
New York Life) (Teachers are Paid for Contributions)
Underground Railroad(K-12, College, Adult/Professional) (Slavery in the Past)
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Presidents
U.S. Senate
Vietnam War
Within These Walls (K-12) (Smithsonian Looks at a House in Massachusetts over Time - 1757-1945)
World War I - History - Trenches on the Web
World War II  (From Grolier's Online)

Ancient History

Ancient Civilizations, Daily Life in (5 Ancient Cultures - Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, & China)
Ancient Egypt (Akhet Internet - The Horizon to the Past)
Ancient Egypt - British Museum (Elementary, Middle, H.S., College)
Ancient Greek (Hellenic) Sites on the WWW
Ancient History Lesson Plans
Ancient World (Elementry, Middle, H.S., College)
Best of History Web Sites(K-12, College, Adult/Professional)
Byzantine and Medieval Studies
Eye Witness To History (Middle, H.S., College) (Ancient World, Middle Ages/Renaissance, 17th Century,
18th Century, 19th Century, Civil War, Old West, 20th Century, WWI, WWII, Photos, Voices)
History's Happening
History of the Renaissance & Reformation
Illustrated History of The Roman Empire
Labyrinth (Medieval Studies from Georgetown University)
Medieval Technology Pages (K-12, College)
Mesoamerican Ballgame  (K-12) (8 Major Cultures from 1500BC-1519AD, Mexico & El Salvador)  
Rivendell Educational Archive (Botany, Ancient History, Drama, Literature, Math, Philosophy,
Environmental Science, Museum Arts)
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Law & Related Resources

A Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents (University of Oklahoma Law Center)
Bioterror - PBS-NOVA(Middle, H.S., College)
Constitution of the United States
Court TV (Good for Case Studies)
Death Penalty Info(General/Students) (H.S., College, Adult/Professional)
Death Penalty Info (For Teachers) (H.S., College, Adult/Professional)
Decisions of the Supreme Court
Dirksen Congressional Center Communicator (Middle, H.S., College)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (K-12, College, Adult/Professional)
(Kindergarten - 5th Grades; 6th - 12th Grades; Parents & Teachers -- Scroll Down Toward Bottom Left of Home Page)
International Affairs Resources (H.S., College, Adult/Professional)
Law
Supreme Court of the United States - Decisions (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
Recent Supreme Court decisions (1990 - present), distributed on the day of the decision and searchable
by keywords or by browsing an index of topics. Concurring and dissenting opinions included.
Selected major pre-1990 decisions also included.
The History of Jim Crow (Middle, H.S., College) (Designed by Teachers; Presents New Historical
Resources & Teaching Ideas for the Jim Crow Years) (Historical Essays, Personal Narratives & Lesson
Plans; Contains an Image Gallery, American Literature Book, Interactive Encyclopedia) (Funded by
New York Life) (Teachers are Paid for Contributions)
Thomas Legislative Info
U.S. Code
Washburn University School of Law

Museums

American Centuries...View from New England (K-12)  (Memorial Hall Museum)
Aviation & Aerospace Museums
California Academy of Sciences (Anthropology On-Line Exhibits Archive) (K-12, College, Adult/Professional)
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Museums Hotlist
Paul Revere Virtual Museum (K-12)
Smithsonian Institute
The Field Museum
University of California Museum of Paleontology

World History

An Animated History of Books (K-12) (BBC Online & Education)
Arctic - theme page (Middle, H.S., College) (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, NOAA)
Best of History Web Sites(K-12, College, Adult/Professional)
British History
Calendar Zone(1)
Calendar Zone (2)
Canadian West (K-12, College)
Countries A to Z Atlapedia(Info, Statistics, World Maps)
Be World Wise (K-12) (Travel Seas in Tall Ship with 2 Teachers Aboard - Track Progress)
(Teachers' Resources;  Look at Related Links then Curriculum & Books; Environment & Conservation;
Animals, Oceanography, Geography, Science, Social Studies)
Documenting a Democracy: Australia's Story (Growing from a Colony of Great Britain
to the Commonwealth of Australia) (H.S. & College)
Encyclopedia of the Orient(for North Africa & the Middle East)
Eye Witness To History (Middle, H.S., College) (Ancient World, Middle Ages/Renaissance, 17th Century,
18th Century, 19th Century, Civil War, Old West, 20th Century, WWI, WWII, Photos, Voices)
Famous Rulers...Present and Past(Heads of State - Many Countries)
Geography World (Early Childhood, K-12) (Created by Brad Bowerman, a teacher from
Jermyn, Pennsylvania; Also Look for Maps & Globs, and the Geography Quizzes Area)
Global Connections-The Middle East (H.S., College, Adult/Professional) (Putting World Events in Context)
(Timeline Since 1900; Explore a Theme; Connections Questions; Educator Resources)
High School Hub (Homework, Test Preparation, & General Research)
(World, Geography, U.S., Government, Economics)
Hiroshima:Survivors(K-12, College, Adult/Professional)
History Channel
History's Happening
History/Social Studies Lesson Plans
History of the Renaissance 16th Century
(University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO)
Holocaust, A Teacher's Guide to the
Lonely Planet (Text Express)
Mountain Voices (K-12,College, Adult/Professional) (Mexico, Peru, Lesotho, Kenya, Ethiopia,
Poland, Pakistan, India, Nepal, China)
Portals of the World (Library of Congress) (K-12, College, Adult/Professional)
(Electronic Resources Within Foreign Countries Around the World)
Return to Midway
Rosetta Stone WebQuest (K-12, College, Adult/Professional)
Rulers(K-12, College, Adult/Professional) (Heads of State & Heads of Govt as well as De facto Leaders not
Occupying Either of those Formal Positions, of most Countries & Territories, starting about 1700 in Most
Cases, Lists by Month of the Comings & Goings in National Governments from 1996 to Present)
Social Studies Sources
The World News Network
Vietnam War
World History Chart
World War I
World War II  (From Grolier's Online)

Social Studies/History (General)

An Animated History of Books (K-12) (BBC Online & Education)
Anthropology Department Collection Database (K-12, College) (California Academy of Science)
Appalachian Power(Middle & H.S.)
Arctic - theme page (Middle, H.S., College) (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, NOAA)
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
Best of History Web Sites(K-12, College, Adult/Professional)
Biography.com (Searchable database of over 15,000 names, past and present)
Calendar Zone(1)
Calendar Zone (2)
California, Welcome To (K-12, College) (Online Services & History, both Governmental & Non-Governmental)
Canadian West (K-12, College)
CIA World Factbook
Codes & Ciphers in the Second World War (K-12, College) (Social Studies/History, Math, Engineering)
Congressional Actions
Constitution of the United States
Crown of Africa - Unlocking the Secrets of Mt. Kilimanjaro (Middle, H.S., College)
C-SPAN'S New History Series (American Writers) (H.S., College, Adult/Professional)
Current Events, from 1stHeadlines - News (Can Select by Area)
Cyberbee(K-12) (Language Arts, Math, Science, Science Fair, Social Studies) (Curriculum Ideas,
Research, How Tos, Treasure Hunts, Web Links, Articles)
Dirksen Congressional CenterCommunicator (Middle, H.S., College)
Economics
Encyclopedia Britannica
Eye Witness To History (Middle, H.S., College) (Ancient World, Middle Ages/Renaissance, 17th Century,
18th Century, 19th Century, Civil War, Old West, 20th Century, WWI, WWII, Photos, Voices)
Fact Monster (Used to be "Information Please - Kids Almanac") (Life, People, Science, Social, Sports, World;
Homework, Word of Day, Today in History, Today's Birthday)
Famous Birthdays
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Geography World (Early Childhood, K-12) (Created by Brad Bowerman, a teacher from
Jermyn, Pennsylvania; Also Look for Maps & Globs, and the Geography Quizzes Area)
Hidden America (Annual Festivals & Events Around the Country)
Hiroshima:Survivors(K-12, College, Adult/Professional)
Historic Events & Birthdates
History Channel
History Expansions NatEdTeleNetwork
History & Historiography(Carnegie-Mellon University)
History Net
History of the Renaissance & Reformation
History/Social Studies Lesson Plans
History's Happening
History Through Deaf Eyes (K-12, College, Adult/Professional) (Social Studies/History) (Special Ed)
How Stuff Works (Election Campaigns, etc.)
HyperHistory Online  (Covers 3,000 years of History; Also see "World History Chart" below)
Index Resource for Historians
International Affairs Resources (H.S., College, Adult/Professional)
Introduction to Nautical Archaeology (Shipwrecks)
Knowledge Network Explorer (SBC)
Lesson Plans (K-12) (Columbia Education Center) (Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Misc.)
Lessons for K-12 Educators
Library of Congress
Lists of U.S. Presidents
Lonely Planet (Text Express)
*Martindale's * The Reference Desk* (Most Any Subject - Lots of Information Here)
Monticello, The Home of Thomas Jefferson
Mount Rushmore(K-12) (Carving a Mountain, Contest, Footage)
Mr. Dowling's Virtual Classroom
Multicultural American West  (H.S. & College)
Political & Philosophy Theory
Rivendell Educational Archive (Botany, Ancient History, Drama, Literature, Math, Philosophy,
Environmental Science, Museum Arts)
Score (Calif. Schools)(Click on Resources & Lessons by Grade Level)
Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources
Social Studies Sources  
The History of Jim Crow (Middle, H.S., College) (Designed by Teachers; Presents New Historical
Resources & Teaching Ideas for the Jim Crow Years) (Historical Essays, Personal Narratives & Lesson
Plans; Contains an Image Gallery, American Literature Book, Interactive Encyclopedia) (Funded by
New York Life) (Teachers are Paid for Contributions)
The PBS Kids Democracy Project (Elementary & Middle) (Provides an understanding
of how the government plays a part in our daily lives; what the President of the U.S. does during the day)
The Port Chicago Disaster (Events of 1944, when a major explosion rocked Port Chicago, CA.)
(How far does duty go for a soldier during wartime; was there racism involved in the decision to
court martial African-American soldiers who refused to continue to load munitions under unsafe
circumstances)
This Day in History(by the History Channel)
Those Were The Days (This day, and the next, in history)
Today's Calendar and Clock Page
Reference Desk - History
Web Sites of Interest to Historians
World Almanac for Kids (K-12)  (Also see "Farmers' Almanac (1 & 2)"
 
 

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