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