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American and British History Resources on the Internet
Extensive links to history resources in many categories, including reference, maps, statistics, documents, treaties, electric journals, etc.), archives, manuscripts, history portals, discussion lists, and more. Two major collections emphasize African-American history and culture and Civil War resources (from abolitionism to Reconstruction). From the Rutgers University Libraries.
American Memory Timeline
Primary sources for seven time periods of United States history are provided at this site covering 1783-1968. Each period is subdivided into various topics and contains an overview. Included are images, letters, lyrics, interviews, and more.
A Biography of America
This telecourse, video series, and Web site explores United States history via 26 topics, each including interactive maps, key events, transcripts of the series, and Web links. Searchable. From the WGBH Educational Foundation.
Freedom: A History of US
This is a companion site to the PBS special, Freedom: a History of US , where visitors can play interactive games, browse a photo gallery, or explore 16 "webisodes" ranging in topics from the American Revolution to the turmoil of the 1960s. "Webisodes" feature rich resources including text, photographs, and video images with sound. Teachers are provided with additional research aids such as timelines, glossaries, quizzes, and other related resources.
From Revolution to Reconstruction ... and What Happened Afterwards
Documents, essays, biographies, and links to other Internet sites form the core of this hypertext site on American history. The material comes from several United States Information Agency (USIA) publications. Searchable. From the Department of Humanities Computing, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web
"Designed for high school and college teachers of U.S. History survey courses, this site serves as a gateway to Web resources and offers unique teaching materials, first-person primary documents and threaded discussions on teaching U.S. history." All resources are annotated. Most of the materials cover the period 1876 to 1946 and focus on Americans in ordinary social life. There are links to a sampling of U.S. History syllabi and samples of student work. It is searchable by keyword.
The Library of Congress: American Memory
"American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. ... These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas." Searchable, and browsable by topic (including African American history, architecture, government, literature, music, sports, and war). From the Library of Congress.
Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Behring Center
This website offers access to some of the collections of this museum (located in Washington, D.C.) that "collects artifacts of all kinds -- from gowns to locomotives -- to preserve for the American people an enduring record of their past." View exhibits, and browse collection items grouped in broad categories from advertising to work. Includes sections for children and teachers.
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