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Annotated Web Sites for U.S. History

Federal Resources for Eductional Excellence
http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/cfapps/free/displaysubject.cfm?sid=9

D. Bye’s webpage links

BYE’S TOP 10
www.ourdocuments.gov
o100 milestone documents of American History by National History Day, the National Archives and Records Administration, USA Freedom Corps, US News and World Reports and The History Channel.

www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
oThe Avalon Project was developed by Yale University Law School and is a compilation of primary source documents from 15th century to present.

oHas a search engine and a timeline.

www.archives.gov
oUS National Archives and Records Administration

oSome specialties such as The Charters of Freedom, photographs, treasures of Congress, 200 years of government drawings, cartoons, Depression era Federal Arts Projects, panoramic photographs, WWII posters, gifts to Presidents, campaign memorabilia, Truman’s love letters to his wife, legends of Christmas, and much, much more.

oHas great "Teaching With Documents: Lesson Plans" and links to various sites such as Presidential Libraries.

oA gateway to web resources and useful materials for teaching US history.

oA project of the American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning and the Center for History and New Media from City University of New York and George Mason University.

oIncludes curriculum standards for social studies by National Council for Social Studies.

Library of Congress lcweb2.loc.gov
oSearch engine.

Go to American Memory under LOC for:
oToday in history – what happened in US history.

oHistorical collections and lesson plans of the National Digital Library.

www.digitalhistory.uh.edu
oExcellent teacher resource, online text, encyclopedia, biographies, interactive timeline, primary sources including landmark documents and court cases.

oAlso has Reference room with images, maps, speeches, music and more.

oLots of American History Modules.

www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/locators/coredocs
oCornerstone documents from the US Government Printing Office.

oDivided into Presidential, Congressional, Judicial, Regulatory, Demographic, Economic, and, of course, the Cornerstone Documents.

Historymatters.gmu.edu/
oLots of stuff here including student as historian projects across the nation, plus good links.

oDesigned for high school and college teachers of US History courses. Gateway to web resources and teaching materials.

oAnnotated list of hundreds of web sites.

www.dailypast.com
oOne of top 10 websites for Educators, with search engine, lesson plans, worksheets, activities, ebooks, materials

oCurrent events, old stuff, American, European, and World History.

www.besthistorysites.net/
oAn award winning portal with lots of other sites and lesson plan sites.

oIncludes both world and US history.

www.gilderlehrman.org
oGilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

o20 modules for use in classroom, including primary documents and photographs.

oSearch engine for collection and website.

oSummer seminars for history teachers with travel stipend.

oMailing list.

www.ku.edu/carrie/docs/amdocs_index.html
oDocuments for the study of American history from 1400 – 2003.

oCarrie: A Full-Text Electronic Library.

MISCELLANEOUS

www.law.oe.edu
oThe University of Oklahoma College of Law.

o A chronology of US historical documents from pre-colonial era to present.

www.nyt.ulib.org
oThe Historical New York Times Project.

oSo far all they have is Civil War era newspapers by date, topic, with search engine.

oYou can sign up for a mailing list, and they will notify you as they add more chapters.

www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
oSponsored by Library of Congress.

oIncludes games, activities and stories about America’s favorite pastimes, sports, and hobbies, eras in American history, each of the 50 states, and "Amazing Americans" such as Duke Ellington.

www.americanjourneys.org
oEyewitness accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement.

o A Digital Library and Learning Center.

www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
o1200 educational resources searchable by age and content.

www.worldbookonline.com
oHas current events, ongoing events, more than just a standard encyclopedia.

oUse remote access to district.

historywired.si.edu/index.html
oA way to interact with items in the Smithsonian.

www.ed-gov/free/index.html
o Federal Resources for Educational Excellence.

oSearch engine.

oMany subjects including social studies.

www.pbs.org/teachersource/
oSearch engine.

oLessons and activities.

www.nationalhistoryday.org
oSponsored by the History Channel.

www.historychannel.com
oVideo and audio clips, speeches, This Day in History, TV schedule.

marchand.ucdavis.edu/lessonshtm
oAn interesting collection of US History lessons created by a faculty member at UC Davis.
oLessons use primary sources and are at different levels.

www.teachersfirst.com/index.htm
oCollection of lessons and web resources for k-12.

oSearch engine.

www.nwhp.org/
oWebsite of the National Women’s History Project, with an online catalog, women’s history month materials, and library resources.

www.historyguy.com
oLinks and content pages useful for researching history and politics.

abcnews.go.com
oABC’s profiles on various facts of nations of the world, politics, and current events.

www.ellisisland.org
oBy the Ellis Island foundation.

oStudents can try to trace their European immigrant roots.

www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/history.html
oCovers a popular subject for students in the 1861 – 1880s, from oHistoric Costume in Pictures by Braun and Schneider.

www.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/index.html
oImages of artifacts from world history and archaeology for use in the classroom, with great explanations.

vlib.iue.it/history/index.html
oNew homepage of World Wide Web Virtual Library History: Central Catalogue, with world and US links galore.

Personal.pitnet.net/primarysources
oThe American Colonist’s Library: A Treasury of Primary Documents in Chronological Sequence.

hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/slavery
oThe Atlantic Slave Trace and Slave Life in the Americas: A Visual Record.

www.nativetech.org
oNative American Technology: Art focusing on Eastern Woodland Indian peoples, with Site index.

www.nativeweb.org
oResources for indigenous cultures around the world, with site index.

bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/nativeAmericans/index.html
oGreat images of Native Americans.

Historicaltextarchive.com/links.php
oHistorical text archive with 5627 links in 24 categories, including US history.

odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/usa.htm
oHypertext on American history from the colonial period until modern times.
oHas Outlines, documents, essays, biographies, and more.
oFrom the Netherlands.

COURT DECISIONS

www.fedworld.gov/supcourt/index.htm
oFull text of Supreme Court decisions 1937 – 1975.

oContains 7,407 decisions.

oSearch engine.

ALASKA

www.legis.state.ak.us
Alaska Legislature’s homepage.

www.juneau.com/ktoo/gavel
Gavel to Gavel’s television coverage of the Legislature homepage.

www.state.ak.us
State of Alaska’s home page.

www.dced/state.ak.us/mra/CF_COMDB.htm
oInformation about Alaska’s communities (from the DCED database.

www,legis.state.ak.us/folhome.htm
oALECSYS INFOBASES is a searchable text with previous legislative information and offers.

oAlaska Statutes without annotations, AK Constitution, Alaska Administrative Code, Previous years’ bills/resolutions, committee minutes, etc.

oSearchable by word or number.

oCareful about printing; you may get more text than you ask for.

www.commonwealthnorth.org/studygrouyp/timeline.html
oComprehensive timelines having to do with Alaska.

www.ankn.uaf.edu/clipart.html
oAlaska Native Knowledge Network.

www.deed.state.ak.us/tourism/learn/russianheritage.htm
oOfficial website of the state of Alaska- visitor information (includes Russian heritage, timeline and facts.

www.loc.gov/exhibits/russian/s1a
oThe Russian Church and Native Alaskan Cultures (with cool pictures).

alaskan.com
oMostly a travel site, but has downloadable pictures.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

http://www.crf-usa.org/constitution_day/constitution_day_home.htm
o In May 2005, the U.S. Department of Education announced that all educational institutions receiving federal funding must observe Constitution Day, celebrating the September 17, 1787 signing of the U.S. Constitution.

thomas.loc.gov
oFederal legislative information.

sled.alaska.edu/index.html
oState, federal, and international government information.

www.legis.state.ak.us/basis.htm
oBASIS – Bill Action and Status Inquiry System for the current legislature with links to past.

oIncludes bills, resolutions, current status, bill histories, daily calendars, sponsor and subject summaries, committee members and schedules, etc.

oClick on FULL TEXT and then select a bill’s number e.g. HB I for the bill’s text or the PDF link for the full version.

www.ed.gov/free
oThe Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) list learning resources from more than 40 federal organizations.


Home Project Information Project Calendar Unit Archive Teacher Resources Data Collection Clio Assignments History Documents Teacher Participant Gallery Discussion Network	Annotated Web Sites for U.S. History Federal Resources for Eductional Excellence http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/cfapps/free/displaysubject.cfm?sid=9 D. Bye’s webpage links BYE’S TOP 10 www.ourdocuments.gov o100 milestone documents of American History by National History Day, the National Archives and Records Administration, USA Freedom Corps, US News and World Reports and The History Channel. www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm oThe Avalon Project was developed by Yale University Law School and is a compilation of primary source documents from 15th century to present. oHas a search engine and a timeline. www.archives.gov oUS National Archives and Records Administration oSome specialties such as The Charters of Freedom, photographs, treasures of Congress, 200 years of government drawings, cartoons, Depression era Federal Arts Projects, panoramic photographs, WWII posters, gifts to Presidents, campaign memorabilia, Truman’s love letters to his wife, legends of Christmas, and much, much more. oHas great "Teaching With Documents: Lesson Plans" and links to various sites such as Presidential Libraries. oA gateway to web resources and useful materials for teaching US history. oA project of the American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning and the Center for History and New Media from City University of New York and George Mason University. oIncludes curriculum standards for social studies by National Council for Social Studies. Library of Congress lcweb2.loc.gov oSearch engine. Go to American Memory under LOC for: oToday in history – what happened in US history. oHistorical collections and lesson plans of the National Digital Library. www.digitalhistory.uh.edu oExcellent teacher resource, online text, encyclopedia, biographies, interactive timeline, primary sources including landmark documents and court cases. oAlso has Reference room with images, maps, speeches, music and more. oLots of American History Modules. www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/locators/coredocs oCornerstone documents from the US Government Printing Office. oDivided into Presidential, Congressional, Judicial, Regulatory, Demographic, Economic, and, of course, the Cornerstone Documents. Historymatters.gmu.edu/ oLots of stuff here including student as historian projects across the nation, plus good links. oDesigned for high school and college teachers of US History courses. Gateway to web resources and teaching materials. oAnnotated list of hundreds of web sites. www.dailypast.com oOne of top 10 websites for Educators, with search engine, lesson plans, worksheets, activities, ebooks, materials oCurrent events, old stuff, American, European, and World History. www.besthistorysites.net/ oAn award winning portal with lots of other sites and lesson plan sites. oIncludes both world and US history. www.gilderlehrman.org oGilder Lehrman Institute of American History. o20 modules for use in classroom, including primary documents and photographs. oSearch engine for collection and website. oSummer seminars for history teachers with travel stipend. oMailing list. www.ku.edu/carrie/docs/amdocs_index.html oDocuments for the study of American history from 1400 – 2003. oCarrie: A Full-Text Electronic Library. MISCELLANEOUS www.law.oe.edu oThe University of Oklahoma College of Law. o A chronology of US historical documents from pre-colonial era to present. www.nyt.ulib.org oThe Historical New York Times Project. oSo far all they have is Civil War era newspapers by date, topic, with search engine. oYou can sign up for a mailing list, and they will notify you as they add more chapters. www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi oSponsored by Library of Congress. oIncludes games, activities and stories about America’s favorite pastimes, sports, and hobbies, eras in American history, each of the 50 states, and "Amazing Americans" such as Duke Ellington. www.americanjourneys.org oEyewitness accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement. o A Digital Library and Learning Center. www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn o1200 educational resources searchable by age and content. www.worldbookonline.com oHas current events, ongoing events, more than just a standard encyclopedia. oUse remote access to district. historywired.si.edu/index.html oA way to interact with items in the Smithsonian. www.ed-gov/free/index.html o Federal Resources for Educational Excellence. oSearch engine. oMany subjects including social studies. www.pbs.org/teachersource/ oSearch engine. oLessons and activities. www.nationalhistoryday.org oSponsored by the History Channel. www.historychannel.com oVideo and audio clips, speeches, This Day in History, TV schedule. marchand.ucdavis.edu/lessonshtm oAn interesting collection of US History lessons created by a faculty member at UC Davis. oLessons use primary sources and are at different levels. www.teachersfirst.com/index.htm oCollection of lessons and web resources for k-12. oSearch engine. www.nwhp.org/ oWebsite of the National Women’s History Project, with an online catalog, women’s history month materials, and library resources. www.historyguy.com oLinks and content pages useful for researching history and politics. abcnews.go.com oABC’s profiles on various facts of nations of the world, politics, and current events. www.ellisisland.org oBy the Ellis Island foundation. oStudents can try to trace their European immigrant roots. www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/history.html oCovers a popular subject for students in the 1861 – 1880s, from oHistoric Costume in Pictures by Braun and Schneider. www.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/index.html oImages of artifacts from world history and archaeology for use in the classroom, with great explanations. vlib.iue.it/history/index.html oNew homepage of World Wide Web Virtual Library History: Central Catalogue, with world and US links galore. Personal.pitnet.net/primarysources oThe American Colonist’s Library: A Treasury of Primary Documents in Chronological Sequence. hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/slavery oThe Atlantic Slave Trace and Slave Life in the Americas: A Visual Record. www.nativetech.org oNative American Technology: Art focusing on Eastern Woodland Indian peoples, with Site index. www.nativeweb.org oResources for indigenous cultures around the world, with site index. bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/nativeAmericans/index.html oGreat images of Native Americans. Historicaltextarchive.com/links.php oHistorical text archive with 5627 links in 24 categories, including US history. odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/usa.htm oHypertext on American history from the colonial period until modern times. oHas Outlines, documents, essays, biographies, and more. oFrom the Netherlands. COURT DECISIONS www.fedworld.gov/supcourt/index.htm oFull text of Supreme Court decisions 1937 – 1975. oContains 7,407 decisions. oSearch engine. ALASKA www.legis.state.ak.us Alaska Legislature’s homepage. www.juneau.com/ktoo/gavel Gavel to Gavel’s television coverage of the Legislature homepage. www.state.ak.us State of Alaska’s home page. www.dced/state.ak.us/mra/CF_COMDB.htm oInformation about Alaska’s communities (from the DCED database. www,legis.state.ak.us/folhome.htm oALECSYS INFOBASES is a searchable text with previous legislative information and offers. oAlaska Statutes without annotations, AK Constitution, Alaska Administrative Code, Previous years’ bills/resolutions, committee minutes, etc. oSearchable by word or number. oCareful about printing; you may get more text than you ask for. www.commonwealthnorth.org/studygrouyp/timeline.html oComprehensive timelines having to do with Alaska. www.ankn.uaf.edu/clipart.html oAlaska Native Knowledge Network. www.deed.state.ak.us/tourism/learn/russianheritage.htm oOfficial website of the state of Alaska- visitor information (includes Russian heritage, timeline and facts. www.loc.gov/exhibits/russian/s1a oThe Russian Church and Native Alaskan Cultures (with cool pictures). alaskan.com oMostly a travel site, but has downloadable pictures. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT http://www.crf-usa.org/constitution_day/constitution_day_home.htm o In May 2005, the U.S. Department of Education announced that all educational institutions receiving federal funding must observe Constitution Day, celebrating the September 17, 1787 signing of the U.S. Constitution. thomas.loc.gov oFederal legislative information. sled.alaska.edu/index.html oState, federal, and international government information. www.legis.state.ak.us/basis.htm oBASIS – Bill Action and Status Inquiry System for the current legislature with links to past. oIncludes bills, resolutions, current status, bill histories, daily calendars, sponsor and subject summaries, committee members and schedules, etc. oClick on FULL TEXT and then select a bill’s number e.g. HB I for the bill’s text or the PDF link for the full version. www.ed.gov/free oThe Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) list learning resources from more than 40 federal organizations.