Recommended Websites for

Social Studies

 

American History and Government

 

General

http://www.historynet.com

Search the archives of several history magazines using keyword. Categories include world history, American history, personalities, and World War II.

http://www.loc.gov

At this site of the Library of Congress, you can find many primary sources of information. These documents are viewed in their original handwritten, printed, or typed format and are transcribed as necessary.

http://www.nara.gov

At this site of the National Archives, you can see primary documents and art works and posters.

http://www.americaslibrary.gov

America's story from the archives of the Library of Congress.

http://www.uselectionatlas.org

Election website.

 

Lewis and Clark

http://idahoptv.org/lc/

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/JOURNALS/toc.html

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/

http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/HomePage/HomePage.htm

http://www.edgate.com/lewisandclark/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/west/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/

http://www.sierraclub.org/lewisandclark/

http://web4.si.edu/lewisandclark/

 

Civil War

http://www.civilwarhome.com/

Shotgun's Home of the American Civil War provides information and links under several categories including Civil War Biographies and Civil War Battles.

http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm

The American Civil War provides links and information on many topics associated with the Civil War.

 

Columbian Exposition--Chicago, 1893

http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/fairs/

The University of Delaware Library site on American world's fairs and expositions.

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma96/WCE/title.html

The World's Columbian Exposition: Idea, Experience, and Aftermath.

 

Progressive Era

http://www.wfsd.k12.ny.us/WebQuest/PositivelyProgressive06.htm

A webquest about the Progressive Era in American History.

 

Civil Rights Movement

http://www.naacp.org/

Details of the role of the organization in the civil rights movement.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9.html

Part of the African American Odyssey virtual exhibit from the American Memory Collection of the Library of Congress.

http://blackhistory.eb.com/micro/129/80.html

Overview of the civil rights movement from the late 1950's through the mid-1960's to today's low-profile struggle.

http://www.greensboro.com/sitins/

Overview of sit-ins and biographies of participants.

http://www.centralhigh57.org/

Produced on the 40th anniversary of the integration of Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas, this site offers a timeline of the events of the 1957/1958 school year, an analysis of the events, and original articles from the school's newspaper.

http://www.seattletimes.com/mlk/

A timeline of Dr. King's life along with remembrances of his leadership from those who knew him best.

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/moore/mooreIndex.shtml

Photographs of the civil rights movement at this Kodak site.

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/

Places that played a role in the civil rights movement as compiled by the National Register of Historic Places.