- 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.
- American Indian Kids
- History of Native Americans for kids, ages 6-10. Emphasizes Indian
family and village lifestyles.
- 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.
- America's Story
- Presented by the Library of Congress, a site with information about
American people, historical events, and each of the 50 states.
- A Biography of
America - Includes key events, maps, video transcripts,
and related links for each era in American history.
- A
Century in Review - Student-created site offers
a graphical overview of each decade in the 20th century.
- The Colonial American Gazette
- Informational site focused on Colonial America and
the study of that culture and society.
- 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.
- 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.
- From Revolution to Reconstruction
- Contains outlines related to American history and
culture, primary source materials, essays, biographies and presidential
information.
- Great American Speeches
- Great political speeches from the 20th century. For
students of speech and American History.
- The
Great Republic by the Master Historians - Vol. 1
- Online version of an early 20th century history text. Volume 1 covers
the story of the continent before Columbus through the French and Indian
War.
- The
Great Republic by the Master Historians - Vol. 2
- Online version of an early 20th century history text. Volume 2 covers
the years prior to the American Revolution through 1807.
- The
Great Republic by the Master Historians - Vol. 3
- Online version of an early 20th century history text. Volume 3 covers
most of the 19th century, from the War of 1812, through the 1893 Chicago
World's Fair.
- History Haven
- Provides an overview of American History from colonial times through
the Reagan years. Some chapters include interactive quizzes.
- History
of America: 1780 - The state of America, England,
and France in 1780, after five years of war.
- New Deal Network
- An online educational guide to the Roosevelt Administration and the
Great Depression of the 1930s.
- 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.
- Stand Up
For Your Rights - Offers an overview of the struggles
for religious freedom, women's rights, and desegregation. From PBS.
- Time Travelers
- Leads kids on a virtual tour of historical places throughout Ohio.
From the Ohio Historical Society.
- Today in History
- Each day, an event from American history is illustrated
by digitized items from the Library of Congress American Memory historic
collections.
- The
United States of America Chronology - Covers U.S.
history from the colonial period through the cold war. Organized in
a timeline format, with summaries of each area and links to related
articles.
- USA Encyclopedia:
1840-1960 - A look at the history of the United
States from a British perspective.
- WayBack
- American history for kids. From PBS.
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