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