Helpful Websites
American History References
Full of encyclopedia style information about many topics in U.S. History |
Historical information on most topics |
Historical information on most topics |
The world’s largest library, lots of information on American history |
Full of primary sources from America’s history |
Historical information on most topics |
Contains information on most societies in the world |
Historical Timelines of the World |
Constitution
The home of all the important documents in American history and information about them |
An entire site dedicated to the U.S. Constitution |
A biography of the author of the Constitution |
Short descriptions of the two plans for the Constitution |
A history of the meetings that produced the Constitution |
A history of the Convention and of the Constitution |
Slavery and Sectional Conflict
Slavery in the history of the United States |
A museum dedicated to the Underground Railroad |
The Conflict between pro-slave and anti-slave people in Kansas |
An explanation of the Dred Scot court case |
An explanation of why & how the Compromise was reached |
Explains what was said and why it matters |
Causes of the American Revolution
The home of all the important documents in American history and information about them |
Encyclopedia Style info on American Revolution |
A history of the Revolution from Library of Congress |
Complete History of America’s War for Independence |
The 1st and 2nd Continental Congresses |
An online museum of the causes of the American Revolution |
Industrial Revolution
An overview of the Industrial Revolution |
Explains this time-saving invention |
A biography of the inventor of the Cotton Gin |
A description of life in the Lowell Mills |
Entire site dedicated to the Cotton Gin and Eli Whitney |
Description of Robert Fulton and the invention of the Steamboat |
General Reference Sites
The world’s largest online library |
Our local library at your fingertips |
An online encyclopedia |
Information on countries of the world, includes lots of information on U.S. history |
The United Nations homepage contains information on all member countries |
The world’s most trusted dictionary |
Online Thesaurus that includes pictures of most words |
Internet Encyclopedia |
Westward Expansion
An entire site dedicated to the Corps of Discovery |
Another site dedicated to the journey of the Corps of Discovery |
A history of the Texan Revolution and the Battle of the Alamo |
A history of the Gold Rush in California |
An online tour of a museum dedicated to the Gold Rush |
A history of the causes and events of the Mexican War |
The Civil War
Full of information about the United States Civil War |
National Park Service Civil War Battlefields and Campaigns Information on every major Civil War battle |
Entire website is devoted to the Civil War |
The American Civil War Another site devoted entirely to the Civil War |
Explains reasons Lincoln issued the Proclamation |
A history of the first black regiment in the Union Army |