American History & Government
American
Presidents
Great site for lessons, resources, and an index of all available web
sites on the presidency and individual presidents.
America's Story - student/youth site by the library of Congress.
African-American 20th Century Biographies
Black
History Month
Info. & Links
Civil Rights Movement Timeline & Photos
Civil War
List
Comprehensive list of Civil War sites.
Civil War Research and Recources
FindLaw Costitutional
Law Center
Supreme
Court Cases
(Historical & Current)
Supreme
Court Cases &
Legislation Related to African American History
Women's History - biographies, timeline, women's rights.
Black History Month
biograhies
Teach
with C- Span for the latest in current events, judicial review,
history and civics topics - video streaming and lesson plans. A must see
social studies teachers.
American Presidents: Life Portraits - indepth historical information with video streaming from the series of the same title. Links to other sources and sites and lesson plans.
Bill of Rights - site has info. and materials on past and current issues, materials with free resources and lesson plans.
Child
Labor in America 1908-1912
narrow focus, but great content. Photos,
links, and info.
Turn-of-the-Century Child - childhood life and times of the early 1900's.
The
Valley of the Shadows: Two Communities During the Civil War -
access to thousands of primary resources AND online lesson plans with
student activity pages
Wars for Vietnam - overview & primary sources.
World Studies
Maps-
Check out the map sites for current maps & locations from local to
world-wide sites and places. Create copies, request directions, etc. Also,
find geographic and cultural information and statistics.
World
Atlas Interactive
National Geographic Map Machine
Altapedia Online - contains full color physical and political maps as well as facts and statistics on countries of the world.
CIA FactBook - data and maps on countries of the world.
The History Place - WWII in Europe, Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, and new topics added often. Great time lines and information.
The History Net - history by topic and subject for students, reserachers, and instructors. Great site for with a huge archive of informative and appealing articles from U.S. and world history to personality profiles and eyewitness accounts
Yahooligans Almanac - almanac for younger students, but with variety of subjects and topics.
Africa - explore Africa. Visit regions, people, and places. Companion to the PBS series. For students of all levels.
Ancient Civilizations of the World - site that explores all the ancient cultures of the world with index to other sites.
Ancient Civilizations - explore daily life in Ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, India and China.
Ancient Egypt - the British Museum.explore Egyptian Life, Geography, Pyramids, and Time. Find out where writing was used in Ancient Egypt.
The Middle Ages - find out what life was like during the Middle Ages.
The Renaissance - explore the ideas, inventions and people behind the Renaissance.
Current Value of Old Money - find sources to compare inflation, costs of living, and more for periods in history, Ancient Rome, Spain, and Colonial America are some of the periods featured
BBC Modern World History - explore the key events that shaped the 20th century.
Current Events & Topics in the News
Learn About Islam - choose from law, Quran, Islam, practices, Sunnah and info.