General U.S. History
Nation Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
This site contains a lot of good information with additional links to view. The search links on this website are easy to use. Digital Classrooms is very helpful for teachers. It presents you with material for lesson plans, resources to use, and a link to help you know how to teach documents you find. - A.T.http://www.archives.gov/index.html
NARA Digital Classroom Teaching with Documents
This site has useful links for U.S. history after the American Revolution and including the Civil War. It goes through the emergence of a modern America and into the contemporary United States. This site has some great examples of documents to be printed and used in the classroom. - J.C.http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/teaching...
Our Documents
This site has an array of sources that would be helpful to anyone looking for primary documents in U.S. history. It offers a complete list of documents for easy searching and also a list of the “100 Milestone Documents.” - A.T.http://www.ourdocuments.us.gov
The University of Oklahoma; A Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents.
The site contains important U.S. documents produced from the 17th century until the present. This website gives a review of each document, as well as the document itself. - J.B.http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/
About American History
This contains useful summaries, documents, maps and other resources about a wide range of topics in American History. This website is useful for teachers looking for materials for lessons, and would serve as a useful tool for review for students. The webpage is authored by a teacher, Martin H. Kelly, who is currently an Advanced Placement American History curriculum advisor. - S.J.http://americanhistory.about.com/
Index of Resources for United States History
This website provides the user with a detailed list of what happened, year by year, throughout United States history. The site includes maps, timelines, general history and general themes for every era in U.S. history. - N.T.http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/USA/
From Revolution to Reconstruction
This website contains a vast array of information. It has historical documents ranging from the Magna Carta to Andrew Jackson’s Inaugural Address. If you are looking for information regarding a specific document or speech shaping U.S. History, this site will prove to be useful. - A.T.http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1776-1800/constituti...
Harp Week
This site contains political cartoons concerning a number of historical topics. Topics are clearly labeled and there is also a search bar for easy access to what is needed. - B.C.http://www.harpweek.com/
Digital History
This site uses “new technologies to enhance teaching and research.” It includes sites for teachers looking for lesson plans, resources, etc. Teachers may also take virtual tours through different “exhibits”. As a unique feature to the website, Digital History offers an online textbook, which covers all units of American history - C.P.http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
Independence Hall Association’s United States History Archives
The IHA’s U.S. History Archives website primarily focuses on Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The site utilizes key events to reveal the history of Philadelphia from the Revolutionary War to present times and argues that these contribute to the United States forming into the superior, democratic nation that it is today. Despite its obvious traditional perspective, this IHA website is a useful and interactive tool to learn about and obtain some primary documents on specific people, places, and/or events. - G.H.http://www.ushistory.org/
Digitized Primary American History Sources
This website has a large library of primary sources from American History. The website is divided into topics such as General Sources, Topical Sources, Works of Presidents, Photographs/Illustrations/Cartoons, and The U.S. in Conflict. Each of these topics take you to related primary source documents. - C.S.P.http://www.library.uni.edu/instruction/digitalhist...
Info U.S.A.
This is a webpage containing links to other quality web pages. There are links to Facts about the USA; Government and Politics; Economy and Trade; Major Laws and Treaties; the Media; Science and Technology; Education in the USA; Society and Values; Arts and Culture; and Geography and Travel. This is a highly recommended source of quality information covering all areas of U.S. History. - T.B.http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/sitemap.htm
Online Highway's U.S. History.com
Developed by Online Highway to enrich people’s understanding of history this website features articles on time periods from 1630-2000 in U.S. history. Each specific era also has links to important events and people within the time frame. This site offers timetables, maps, and a glossary terms. It allows for easy browsing of materials since it offers both a search engine and clickable navigation buttons. - S.J.http://www.u-s-history.com/index.html
America’s Story From America’s Library
This web page is interactive with quality computer graphics to grab the attention of any middle or high school student. It is perfect for using in a computer lab with a group of students researching a specific topic for a paper or presentation. There are interactive links such as: Meet Amazing Americans; Jump Back in Time; Explore the States; Join America at Play; and See, Hear, and Sing. There is also a help link as well as a search link to help us get right to what we are looking for. This is an excellent class activity resource, as well as a research tool for the students created by the Library of Congress. - T.B.http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
The History Net.com
This webpage is interactive with quality computer graphics that grab the attention of any middle or high school student. There are interactive links such as: Meet Amazing Americans, Jump Back in Time, Explore the States, Join America at Play, and See, Hear, and Sing. There is also a help link as well as a search link for easy site navigation. This is an excellent class resource and research tool for students. - C.S.http://www.thehistorynet.com/index.html
Library of Congress: American Memory
This collection of resources from the Library of Congress includes information, images, maps and media for a variety of topics in American history. Features include a Teachers section and Documents from America's Founding. - M.A.http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/
