Web Resources: General U.S. History
The following Web resources offer supplementary information for teachers of American
history. If you'd like to share information about useful history or education
Web sites,
please contact us and we'll add them to the list.
NOTE: The Teaching American History Grant Program is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites.
American Memory (from The Library of Congress)
Best of History Web Sites A directory of links to over 800 history-related web sites designed to benefit history teachers and their students. Here are a few that might be useful:
The First American West: The Ohio River Valley 1750-1820
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: American History Timeline and National Museum of American History: Timeline are both Smithsonian Institution Web sites that offer ways to explore eras in US history.
From Revolution to Reconstruction comes from the Netherlands. Thanks to Ryan Proffitt and Terry Fuerbacher for suggesting this primary document resource.
HistoryBuff.com If you're looking for primary sources in the form of news media, check out HistoryBuff.com.
HistoryCentral.com and Ohio History Central Thanks to Burke Miller for sharing these two links during the computer session on 2/25/04 (Seminar I).
National History Education Clearinghouse The NHEC has resources for k-12 teachers designed for TAH programs.
ww.ourdocuments.gov A cooperative effort among National History Day, The National Archives and Records Administration, and USA Freedom Corps, this web site has a number of resources for teachers.
The World-Wide Web Virtual Library's History Index
The Concord Review publishes "exemplary essays by high school students from thrty-three countries." Thanks to Dr. Howard Epstein for this link.
Digital Docs in a Box Documentary kits for busy but ambitious social studies teachers.
National Museum of American History
Smithsonian's History Explorer: Connecting with American History through Objects
