General Resources

• about.com: History Links (excellent links including War, Crime and Punishment, Labor History, 18th Century, and Fun and Games)
• about.com: Geography  (area & ZIP codes; atlas; maps {US, world, street, road, historics, blank, outline}; census; geography {education, for kids, culture, cities, physical, etc.}; weather; distances & coordinates; Earth photos; finding places; rivers & water; time & time zon
• about.com: US Gov Info / Resources (Agencies, Auctions/Surplus, Business/Finance, Census & Statistic, Congress & Laws, U.S. Constitution, Consumers, Contacting Govt, Courts/Judiciary, Environment, Taxes, Freebies, Forms, Grants-Contracting, Jobs/Employment, Gun Control, Getting it Done, Govt. Services, Health/Medical, Historic Documents, Immigration, Family Sites, Military, Money & Finance, Political System, The President, Public Safety, Social Security, Technology, Veterans)
• about.com: Military History (tons of links)
• about.com: Role Playing Games (searcher & lots of links)
• about.com: Women's History (tons of links)
• Amistad Story (rich site includes teaching materials, a library of links to other sites, an abbreviated version of the Amistad story and excellent illustrations)
• Atomic Archive ("the complex history surrounding the invention of the atomic bomb - a crucial turning point for all mankind" .. Biographies, Documents, Glossary, Nuclear Data, Nuclear Test Sites, Timeline, Arms Control Treaties, Photographs, Maps, Nuclear Fission, Nuclear Fusion, Teacher's Guide)
• Avalon Project by Yale Law School (warning: "The Avalon Project will no doubt contain controversial documents.   Their inclusion does not indicate endorsement of their contents nor sympathy with the ideology, doctrines, or means employed by their authors. They are included for balance and because in some cases they are by our definition a supporting document." ... "The Avalon Project will mount digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government. We do not intend to mount only static text but rather to add value to the text by linking to supporting documents expressly referred to in the body of the text." ... Documents: pre-18^th century, 18^th century, 19^th century, 20^th century)
• Bowdoin College: Rael - Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students (excellent site for writing research papers)
• the English Server - History ("works and links in history and historiography")
• the English Server - Government ("materials in government, law, and their social implications")
• Costumer's Manifesto: One-stop Site for Costume Information and Images (excellent site for the costumes of the period ... from Babylon to Present ... links)
• Douglass: Archives of American Public Address ("Douglass is an electronic archive of American oratory and related documents. It is intended to serve general scholarship and courses in American rhetorical history at Northwestern University.")
• EarthStation1 ("the Internet's #1 sound & picture archive of the audio-visual history of the media age" ... World War II aircraft, historical sounds and pictures, Holocaust Pictures Page, etc.)
• EducationWorld - Lesson Plan Center (searcher and links ... check left margin for your subject area)
• 50 States of the United States (US and state maps and flags, all kinds of state information ... bird, song, commerce, etc. and links for them)
• Grolier's: Encyclopedia Americana: The American Presidency (excellent set of resources on presidents, the presidency, politics, Constitution, etc.)
• Hanover College: Hanover Historical Texts Project (world & US history .. "aim is to make primary texts readily available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.  The texts scanned for the project are all in public domain")
• Hanover College: The Department of History (literature, history, philosophy, theology, politics and web sites for 16th & 17th Centuries | 18th Century | 19th Century | 20th Century)
• HistoryNet - where history lives on the web (world history; American history; Civil War; personality profiles; great battles; World War II; arms, armies & intrigue; historic travel; aviation & technology; links, etc.)
• History Place (excellent site US & World history, time lines, pictures, info & links)
• iEARN ("The International Education and Resource Network enables young people to undertake projects designed to make a meaningful contribution to the health and welfare of the planet and its people" ... curriculum applications)
• Internet History Sourcebooks Project by Paul Halsall @ Forham University ("The Internet History Sourcebooks are collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly [without advertising or excessive layout] for educational use" ... Modern History Sourcebook | Modern History Course
• Less We Forget: The Untold History of America (excellent Afro-American history site)
• Library of Congress: Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture
• Library of Congress: Map Collections, 1639-1988 ("Americana and Cartographic Treasures of the Library of Congress .. Cities and Towns, Conservation and Environment, Discovery and Exploration, General Maps, Immigration and Settlement, Military Battles and Campaigns, and Transportation and Communication")
• Library of Congress: Washington as it Was ("Over 14,000 photographs of buildings, business, news and human interest items in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area .. Broad topics: architecture, cities and towns, war," includes pictures of portraits, documents, etc., that go back to colonial times)
• McREL - Educator Resources ("links to resources teachers can use in the classroom, as well as reports, articles, and directories that will help improve learning for all")
• Marine Art Information Center ("gallery of 100 marine watercolours and paintings supplemented by information on maritime art: auctions, galleries, history, photography, reference materials and museums")
• Oz's Kingdom: History of Fashion/Food/Fun (lots of links, teacher resources, etc.)
• Oz's Kingdom: Military History, Info, Stats (US and world military history ... lots of links, teacher resources, etc.)
• Oz's Kingdom: General USA History (lots of links, flags, monuments, teacher resources, etc.)
• PBS: Technology (timeline from1750 to present ... from lightning rod to Hubble Telescope; invention of TV; forgotten inventors; invention of telephone)
• Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection ("holds more than 230,000 maps covering every area of the world" ... FREE world and historical maps ... maps with reference to: time zones, politics, religions, national products, geology, etc.)
• Quia ("a great starting point for new users ... a collection of thousands of activities categorized into 40 subject areas ... more than 400,000 activities)
• Social Studies School Service (free catalogs, links, lesson plans, etc.)
• United States Information Agency: Hypertext on American History from the colonial period until Modern Times (excellent site: outlines of American History, Economy, Government, and Literature; Documents; Essays; Biographies; and Presidents)
• U of Albany: History Department (resources and links)
• U of Oklahoma: A Chronology of US Historical Documents (Pre-Colonial Era / 1600-49 / 1650-99 / 1700-74 / 1775-99 / 1800-24 / 1825-49 / 1850-74 / 1875-99 / 1900-24 / 1925-49 / 1950-74 / 1975-Present)
• U of Virginia: Hypertexts (full-text of various American authors that can be used to understand our history)
• U of Virginia: History Resources Available Through the World Wide Web (links for searchers, journals, guides, etc.)
• U.S. History Interactive ("a wealth of biographical information to be accessed from this site as well as documents which were key in the shaping of the nation. Found within this site is information on the Constitution, the colonies, the Civil War, and the Presidencies. Read about Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, George Bush, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt. Maybe you would prefer reading the likes of Geronimo, Eli Whitney or dig up information on Robert E. Lee, U.S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman or the abolitionists. You can casually read through the Gettysburg Address, the Emancipation Proclamation, one of the Charters of Virginia, or any one of many other famous documents." ... bios of historical literary figures, documents, texts and speeches; Civil War page; histories and admissions of the states; US Constitution; Theodore Roosevelt, history games, etc.)
• War, Peace and Security (tremendous Canadian site with tons of info about Canada but also links for  Armed forces of the world, Contemporary conflicts. International organizations, International relations, Military art and science, Military biography, Peace and disarmament ... catalogs of books and periodicals along with full-text periodicals)
• War Times Journal (prehistoric to present-day war links, pictures, stories, weapons, etc.)
• WebRing: American History - Past, Present, and Future (more than 20 sites dedicated to American history)

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Presidents

• American Presidents: Life Portraits ("A Site to Complement C-SPAN's 20th Anniversary Television Series, American Presidents: Life Portraits")
• First Ladies @ IDEA Network ("Presidential spouses have often played a major role in American history. In some situations, the good works of first ladies live on after their husbands have left the public stage. This information resource attempts to combine a focus on their "official" duties while in office with their activities after. ")
• Grolier's: Presidents (excellent set of resources on presidents, the presidency, politics, Constitution, etc.)
• HarpWeek: The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson ("Harper's Weekly coverage of the historic 1868 Johnson Impeachment - with over 200 excerpts from 1865-1869")
• History and Politics Out Loud ("HPOL is a collection of invaluable audio materials  some available for the first time on this website  capturing significant political and historical events and personalities of the twentieth century. The materials range from formal addresses delivered in public settings to private telephone conversations conducted from the innermost recesses of the White House.  Our aim is to provide an accessible source of audio information to enliven instruction and scholarship in history and politics and to enable easy access for all persons to the rich audio archives of American history and politics.")
• History Place: Abraham Lincoln (time line: 1637 to 1865, pictures & links)
• History Place: John F. Kennedy (time line, pictures & links)
• History Place: Past Presidential Impeachment (Jackson & Nixon)
• James Madison: His Legacy ("This site was developed to assist in teaching the early political development of the United States at James Madison University ... the life of James Madison provides a unique unifying perspective on the early development of the critical institutions and practices of the government of the United States ... excess of three hundred documents, mostly primary sources.  Madison was a politician at a time when that term was not an epithet, and he was also a scholar whose careful reading and preparation set him apart .
• Library of Congress: George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799 ("complete holdings representing about 65,000 items .. Broad topics: politics and government, military affairs, family, agriculture, Revolutionary War, Native Americans, prominent individuals")
• Library of Congress: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present ("Illustrated reference aid with 156 portraits depicting every American president and most first ladies.")
• Oz's Kingdom: US Presidents (lots of links, teacher resources, etc.)
• PBS: The Presidents (teacher guides, resources, screen saver, presidential record, in their own words, etc.)
• PBS: TR, The Story of Theodore Roosevelt ("Cowboy, soldier, explorer, scientist-- and president by the age of 42. But behind the success was a man haunted by tragedy., " biography, pictures)
• Project Whistlestop (Harry S Truman archives: his papers, photos, life, etc.)
• Smithonian Institute: Theodore Roosevelt: Icon of the American Century (history, cartoons, pictures)
• U of Virginia: Papers of George Washington (selected "letters written to Washington as well as letters and documents written by him")
• Texas A&M U: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum ("primary sources documenting President Bush's long public career as Ambassador to the United Nations, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Liaison to the People's Republic of China, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Congressman, Vice President, President, and world leade", similar presidential links)
• Theodore Roosevelt @ Bartleby Library (full-text of books written by TR, including The Rough Riders)
• Theodore Roosevelt @ US History Interactive (biography, bibliography, quotes, links)
• United States Information Agency: Hypertext on American History from the colonial period until Modern Times (excellent site: outlines of American History, Economy, Government, and Literature; Documents; Essays; Biographies; and Presidents)
• U of North Carolina: The Soviet Union and the United States (resources: Early Cooperation, Soviet and American Communist Parties, World War II, Cold War)
• Yale Law School: Papers of the Presidents of the United States

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Founding of America to Pre-American Revolution (1492-1773)

• about.com: American History (tons of links)
• American Colonist's Library, The ("Primary Source Documents Pertaining to Early American History --- An invaluable collection of historical works which contributed to the formation of American politics, culture, and ideals ... a massive collection of the literature and documents which were most relevant to the colonists' lives in America. If it isn't here, it probably is not available online anywhere.")
• American Revolutionary War: Thematic Unit (Grades 5-8, "using Internet resources and engaging activities that challenge student thinking and provide educators and parents with multimedia resources")
• Archiving Early America ("a wealth of resources we hope are informative, instructive and entertaining ... main focus is primary source material from 18th Century America-- all displayed digitally. A unique array of original newspapers, maps and writings come to life on your screen just as they appeared to our forebears more than 200 years ago.")
• Colonial Williamsburg Foundation @ www.history.org (resources for teachers and students, electronic field trips, etc.)
• Colonists and Native Americans (historical documents and archives on the colonial period of American history)
• Constitution of the United States @ National Archives and Records Administration (full text of Constitution, pictures of the Constitution.
• Costumer's Manifesto: One-stop Site for Costume Information and Images (excellent site for the costumes of the period ... from Babylon to Present ... links)
• Franklin Institute: Benjamin Franklin (lots of good stuff! ... music, pictures, info)
• Hanover College: Hanover Historical Texts Project (world & US history .. "aim is to make primary texts readily available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.  The texts scanned for the project are all in public domain")
• History in Song (song words, links)
• History Net - Where History Comes Alive on the Web (world history, US history, Civil War, Great Battles, World War II, etc.)
• History Place (excellent site US & World history, time lines, pictures, info & links)
• History Place: Early Colonial Era (time line: 1000 to 1700 & links)
• History Place: English Colonial Era (time line: 1700 to 1763 & links)
• History Place: Prelude to Revolution (time line: 1763 to 1775, pictures & links)
• Internet History Sourcebooks Project by Paul Halsall @ Forham University ("The Internet History Sourcebooks are collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly [without advertising or excessive layout] for educational use" ... Modern History Sourcebook | Modern History Course
• James Madison: His Legacy ("This site was developed to assist in teaching the early political development of the United States at James Madison University ... the life of James Madison provides a unique unifying perspective on the early development of the critical institutions and practices of the government of the United States ... excess of three hundred documents, mostly primary sources.  Madison was a politician at a time when that term was not an epithet, and he was also a scholar whose careful reading and preparation set him apart ... site is organized in a roughly chronological manner:
• Library of Congress: Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789 ("Broad topics: politics and government, war .. Printed broadsides offering an account of America's struggle for nationhood.")
• Library of Congress: Words & Deeds in American History: Selected Documents Celebrating the Manuscript Division's First 100 Years (Pre-1775 | 1775-1799 | 1800-1824 | 1825-1849 | 1850-1874 | 1875-1899 | 1900-1924 | 1925-1949 | 1950-Present)
• Library of Congress: George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799 ("complete holdings representing about 65,000 items .. Broad topics: politics and government, military affairs, family, agriculture, Revolutionary War, Native Americans, prominent individuals")
• Mayflower Web Pages by Caleb Johnson (excellent source of material: lists of who was on the Mayflower, ancesters, hoaxes, etc., Pilgrim clothing, weapons, etc. ... "While the Mayflower Web Pages are specifically designed for genealogists and academic historians, it can certainly be utilized by teachers and students during the Thanksgiving season, and I have designed a few areas of my web page with this audience in mind.")
• MISD: Lessons and Project - Children in Colonial America (learning exercises to find out how children lived then)
• Ogram's 17th Century New England Links with special emphasis on the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692 (genealogy, timelines, primary sources, links, etc.)
• Oz's Kingdom: From Colonies to Revolution (lots of links, teacher resources, etc.)
• Plimoth-on-web (teacher resource, Indian dress, Pilgrim clothing, 1627 Pilgrim village, etc.)
• 1775: The French and Indian War ("site is dedicated to the French Soldiers who came to New France between 1755 and 1760 to fight in the French and Indian War. This conflict was fought, in the most part, in the Lake George, Lake Champlain region of New York, at Quebec City, and Montreal")
• U of Oklahoma: A Chronology of US Historical Documents (Pre-Colonial Era / 1600-49 / 1650-99 / 1700-74)
• U of North Carolina: 1492: An Ongoing Voyage ("examines the first sustained contacts between American people and European explorers, conquerors and settlers from 1492 to 1600. During this period, in the wake of Columbus's voyages, Africans also arrived in the hemisphere, usually as slaves. All of these encounters, some brutal and traumatic, others more gradual, irreversibly changed the way in which peoples in the Americas led their lives. The dramatic events following 1492 set the stage for numerous cultural interactions in the Americas which are still in progress - a complex and ongoing voyage.")
• UShistory.org (Betsy Ross House, Liberty Bell, Valley Forge, links, etc.)
• U Georgia: Rare Map Collection - Colonial Period
• U Pennsylvania's Cultural Readings: Colonization and Print in the Americas ("site is grouped into six broad categories; it also includes scholarly essays on topics related to the exhibition and a brief bibliography and list of web links")
• Yale Law School: Avalon Project ("documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government ... will no doubt contain controversial documents. Their inclusion does not indicate endorsement of their contents nor sympathy with the ideology, doctrines, or means employed by their authors" .. Pre-18th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century)

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American Revolution (1774-1783)

• American Colonist's Library, The ("Primary Source Documents Pertaining to Early American History --- An invaluable collection of historical works which contributed to the formation of American politics, culture, and ideals ... a massive collection of the literature and documents which were most relevant to the colonists' lives in America. If it isn't here, it probably is not available online anywhere.")
• Archiving Early America ("a wealth of resources we hope are informative, instructive and entertaining ... main focus is primary source material from 18th Century America-- all displayed digitally. A unique array of original newspapers, maps and writings come to life on your screen just as they appeared to our forebears more than 200 years ago.")
• Colonial Williamsburg Foundation @ www.history.org (resources for teachers and students, electronic field trips, etc.)
• Costumer's Manifesto: One-stop Site for Costume Information and Images (excellent site for the costumes of the period ... from Babylon to Present ... links)
• Archiving Early America ("As you browse through these original documents, you will find it easier to understand America's early residents, those who shaped and created the early Republic. These archival materials .. are displayed in their original formats so they can be read and examined close-up....in detail.")
• Emory Law School: The Federalist ("On September 17, 1787, the Philadelphia Convention proposed a new Constitution. Almost immediately, opponents of the Constitution filled the New York newspapers with editorials. ... Alexander Hamilton contacted Madison and Jay and proposed that they compose a series of essays that clearly articulated the arguments for the Constitution. Hamilton felt this was epecially important because states were electing members to conventions which would decide whether to ratify the new Constitution.")
• Hanover College: Hanover Historical Texts Project (world & US history .. "aim is to make primary texts readily available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.  The texts scanned for the project are all in public domain")
• History in Song (song words, links)
• History Net - Where History Comes Lives on the Web (world history, US history, Civil War, Great Battles, World War II, etc.)
• History Place (excellent site US & World history, time lines, pictures, info & links)
• History Place: Conflict and Revolution (time line: 1775 to 1776, pictures & links)
• History Place: An Unlikely Victory (time line: 1777 to 1783, pictures & links)
• History Place: US Declaration of Independence (pictures, audio & text of Declaration)
• Internet History Sourcebooks Project by Paul Halsall @ Forham University ("The Internet History Sourcebooks are collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly [without advertising or excessive layout] for educational use" ... Modern History Sourcebook | Modern History Course
• James Madison: His Legacy ("This site was developed to assist in teaching the early political development of the United States at James Madison University ... the life of James Madison provides a unique unifying perspective on the early development of the critical institutions and practices of the government of the United States ... excess of three hundred documents, mostly primary sources.  Madison was a politician at a time when that term was not an epithet, and he was also a scholar whose careful reading and preparation set him apart ... site is organized in a roughly chronological manner:
• Library of Congress: US Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1873 ("Beginning with the Continental Congress in 1774, America's national legislative bodies have kept records of their proceedings. The records of the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the United States Congress comprise a rich documentary history of the construction of the nation, the development of the federal government, and its role in the national life. These documents record American history in the words of those who built our government.")
• Library of Congress: Words & Deeds in American History: Selected Documents Celebrating the Manuscript Division's First 100 Years (Pre-1775 | 1775-1799 | 1800-1824 | 1825-1849 | 1850-1874 | 1875-1899 | 1900-1924 | 1925-1949 | 1950-Present)
• Library of Congress: A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation, U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873 ("Records of the Continental Congress, Constitutional Convention, and 1st-2nd Congresses, covering the time period from 1774 to 1793: the Journals of the Continental Congress, Elliot's Debates, Farrand's Records, the House and Senate Journals, the Senate Executive Journal, the Annals of Congress, and the Journal of William Maclay. There are approximately 23,900 pages included.")
• Library of Congress: George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799 ("complete holdings representing about 65,000 items .. Broad topics: politics and government, military affairs, family, agriculture, Revolutionary War, Native Americans, prominent individuals")
• Songs & Poetry of the American Revolution (400 years of American song and poetry)
• MCPS: Modern History - A Soviet Viewpoint ("What is interesting about the book is that it tells a very different story than is usually presented in American textbooks")
• Oz's Kingdom: From Colonies to Revolution (lots of links, teacher resources, etc.)
• revwar links (Michael and Sonja Meals' American Revolutionary War links)
• Sons of the Revolution of California (excellent site with military uniforms for all involved in the American Revolution, history of flags from colonial period until present, founding fathers, battles, links, etc.)
• U of Oklahoma: A Chronology of US Historical Documents (1700-74 / 1775-99)
• U.S. History Interactive: Constitution ("separation of Church and State; Bill of Rights; Constitution; Federalist Papers; order of ratification by the states")
• U.S. Army Center of Military History ("the official history of the Army in both peace and war ... traces its lineage back to the work of those historians .. who compiled .. a monumental documentary history of the Civil War begun in 1874, and to a similar work on World War I" .. pictures, links, etc.)
• U.S. Navy: Naval Historical Center ("the official history program of the Department of the Navy. Its lineage dates back to 1800 with the founding of the Navy Department Library by President John Adams. The Center now includes a museum, art gallery, research library, archives, and curator as well as research and writing program")
• Yale Law School: Avalon Project ("documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government ... will no doubt contain controversial documents. Their inclusion does not indicate endorsement of their contents nor sympathy with the ideology, doctrines, or means employed by their authors" .. Pre-18th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century)

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The New Nation and Expansion to Pre-Civil War (1784-1849)

• About.com: American History (tons of links)
• American Colonist's Library, The ("Primary Source Documents Pertaining to Early American History --- An invaluable collection of historical works which contributed to the formation of American politics, culture, and ideals ... a massive collection of the literature and documents which were most relevant to the colonists' lives in America. If it isn't here, it probably is not available online anywhere.")
• American West ("from the Frontier and Pioneer days of the Wild West, to today's Modern West. Featuring: Westward Expansion, Western Trails, America's Freedom Documents, Cowboys, Indians, Native Americans, Pioneers, Trappers, Scouts, Gunslingers, Outlaws, Gunbattles, Ghost Towns, Gold & Silver Mining, Saloons, Dodge City, Tombstone, O.K. Corral, Virginia City, Doc Holliday, Kit Carson, Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hickock, Davy Crocket, Daniel Boone, Billy the Kid, Jesse James, Buffalo Bill, Sitting Bull, Roy Rogers, Western Theme Parks, Western Museums, Western Exhibitions, Western Art & Artifacts, the Prairie, Buffalo, Horses, Rodeos, Guest Ranches, Wildlife Tours, Stage Coaches, The Frontier Railroads, River Steam Boats, and anything of interest or of significance west of the Mississippi River.")
• Archiving Early America ("As you browse through these original documents, you will find it easier to understand America's early residents, those who shaped and created the early Republic. These archival materials .. are displayed in their original formats so they can be read and examined close-up....in detail.")
• Aztec.net: Mexican-American War and Texas Independence (Mexican viewpoint of these and the Alamo)
• Costumer's Manifesto: One-stop Site for Costume Information and Images (excellent site for the costumes of the period ... from Babylon to Present ... links)
• CUNY: WestWeb ("Under each topic heading, you will find collections of primary and secondary documents, biographical and bibliographical resources, lists of hot links to other sites of interest, and images".. surveying, women, culture, etc.)
• Education First: Donner Online ("use Donner Online to support your ... study of Westward expansion, the Oregon Trail, or California history.")
• 1846: Portrait of the Nation ("On August 10, 1846, the act establishing the Smithsonian Institution was passed by Congress and immediately signed into aw by President James K. Polk. In commemoration .. of that event, this exhibition looks back at the America of 1846.")
• Exploring Amistad @ Mystic Seaport ("site explores the Amistad Revolt of 1839-1842 and how we make history of it ... the Amistad Revolt was a shipboard uprising off the coast of Cuba that carried itself .. to the United States--where the Amistad Captives set off an intense legal, political, and popular debate over the slave trade, slavery, race, Africa, and ultimately America itself ... Discovery ... Timelines ... Library contains thousands of pages from over 500 primary documents including court documents, journal entries, and newspaper stories. Each can be viewed in the original print or handwriting or in transcription ... Teaching contains curricular adaptations designed for use both in and outside of the classroom")
• Hal Morris' Tales of the Early Republic ("a organized collection of essays, original sources, and reference material about a part of what is called the Early American Republic. Nearly all of it is about the years from 1815 - 1850, and it is especially focused on the 1830s.")
• Hanover College: Hanover Historical Texts Project (world & US history .. "aim is to make primary texts readily available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.  The texts scanned for the project are all in public domain")
• History in Song (song words, links)
• History Net - Where History Comes Alive on the Web (world history, US history, Civil War, Great Battles, World War II, etc.)
• History Place (excellent site US & World history, time lines, pictures, info & links)
• History Place: A New Nation (time line: 1784 to 1790, pictures & links)
• Idaho State U: The Oregon Trail ("a complete compendium on the great western journey," fantastic facts)
• Idaho State U: Gold Rush ("the greatest adventure the world has ever seen--the California gold rush. This site is your comprehensive guide to the epic quest for gold")
• Internet History Sourcebooks Project by Paul Halsall @ Forham University ("The Internet History Sourcebooks are collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly [without advertising or excessive layout] for educational use" ... Modern History Sourcebook | Modern History Course
• James Madison: His Legacy ("This site was developed to assist in teaching the early political development of the United States at James Madison University ... the life of James Madison provides a unique unifying perspective on the early development of the critical institutions and practices of the government of the United States ... excess of three hundred documents, mostly primary sources.  Madison was a politician at a time when that term was not an epithet, and he was also a scholar whose careful reading and preparation set him apart ... site is organized in a roughly chronological manner:
• Library of Congress: Words & Deeds in American History: Selected Documents Celebrating the Manuscript Division's First 100 Years (Pre-1775 | 1775-1799 | 1800-1824 | 1825-1849 | 1850-1874 | 1875-1899 | 1900-1924 | 1925-1949 | 1950-Present)
• Library of Congress: A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation, U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873 ("Records of the Continental Congress, Constitutional Convention, and 1st-2nd Congresses, covering the time period from 1774 to 1793: the Journals of the Continental Congress, Elliot's Debates, Farrand's Records, the House and Senate Journals, the Senate Executive Journal, the Annals of Congress, and the Journal of William Maclay. There are approximately 23,900 pages included.")
• Library of Congress: America's First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, 1839-1864 ("Broad topics: African Americans, celebrities and prominent individuals, politics and government .. More than 650 portrait photographs, including many by the Mathew Brady Studio; architectural views; street scenes; and occupational portraits")
• Library of Congress: Railroad Maps of North America - 1820 to 1900 ("Railroad maps documenting the growth of travel, settlement, industry, and agriculture in the United States. These maps illustrate the development of cartographic style and technique, as well as highlight the achievement of early railroaders")
• MCPS: Modern History - A Soviet Viewpoint ("What is interesting about the book is that it tells a very different story than is usually presented in American textbooks")
• Oz's Kingdom: The Civil War (lots of links, teacher resources, etc.)
• Oz's Kingdom: 19th Century America (lots of links, teacher resources, etc.)
• PBS: The Donner Party ("1846-1847 .. how .. the Donner Party's story struck down the myth of frontier idealism .. examine the natural forces and flawed decisions that contributed to the Donner Party tragedy")
• Smithonian Institute: Mathew Brady's Portraits (biography, portraits, links)
• U.S. History Interactive: States of Our Union ("brief look at the history of the states and their admissions into the  Union")
• U of Oklahoma: A Chronology of US Historical Documents (1775-99 / 1800-24 / 1825-49)
• U of Virginia: Papers of George Washington (selected "letters written to Washington as well as letters and documents written by him")
• U of Virginia: Thomas Jefferson Online Resources ("More than 1,700 Electronic Texts by or to Jefferson, Quotations, Bibliographies, The UVa Jefferson Collections, Online Exhibitions with Jefferson Content, Jefferson Organizations")
• War, Peace and Security... tremendous Canadian site with tons of info about Canada but also links for  Armed forces of the world, Contemporary conflicts. International organizations, International relations, Military art and science, Military biography, Military history, Peace and disarmament ... catalogs of books and periodicals along with full-text periodicals)
• Women in America 1820-1842 ("eighteen travelers included here--Irish, German, Scotch, English, and French--pieced together form a more complete and varied picture of the life of American women than can be gleaned from the text of 'Democracy in America' alone.")
• Yale Law School: Papers of the Presidents of the United States (George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, and James Polk) Yale Law School: Avalon Project ("documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government ... will no doubt contain controversial documents. Their inclusion does not indicate endorsement of their contents nor sympathy with the ideology, doctrines, or means employed by their authors" .. Pre-18th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century

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Old West

• American West ("from the Frontier and Pioneer days of the Wild West, to today's Modern West. Featuring: Westward Expansion, Western Trails, America's Freedom Documents, Cowboys, Indians, Native Americans, Pioneers, Trappers, Scouts, Gunslingers, Outlaws, Gunbattles, Ghost Towns, Gold & Silver Mining, Saloons, Dodge City, Tombstone, O.K. Corral, Virginia City, Doc Holliday, Kit Carson, Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hickock, Davy Crocket, Daniel Boone, Billy the Kid, Jesse James, Buffalo Bill, Sitting Bull, Roy Rogers, Western Theme Parks, Western Museums, Western Exhibitions, Western Art & Artifacts, the Prairie, Buffalo, Horses, Rodeos, Guest Ranches, Wildlife Tours, Stage Coaches, The Frontier Railroads, River Steam Boats, and anything of interest or of significance west of the Mississippi River.")
• American West: Legends ("This is the home of some of the most famous and notorious lawmen, theives, and murderers of the American Old West. From Sheriff Wyatt Earp to bandit Jesse James, their tales are remembered over 100 years later ... Virgil Earp, Wyatt Earp, Morgan Earp, Doc Holliday, Bat Masterson, Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill Cody, Jesse James, Billy the Kid, John Wesley Hardin, Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid ... Time Line, References and Links")
• Aztec.net: Mexican-American War and Texas Independence (Mexican viewpoint of these and the Alamo)
• Central Pacific Railroad Photgraphic History Museum
• Costumer's Manifesto: One-stop Site for Costume Information and Images (excellent site for the costumes of the period ... from Babylon to Present ... links)
• Education First: Donner Online ("use Donner Online to support your ... study of Westward expansion, the Oregon Trail, or California history.")
• Hanksville (links to Native American resources on the internet)
• History in Song (song words, links)
• Idaho State U: The Oregon Trail ("a complete compendium on the great western journey," fantastic facts)
• Idaho State U: Gold Rush ("the greatest adventure the world has ever seen--the California gold rush. This site is your comprehensive guide to the epic quest for gold")
• Internet History Sourcebooks Project by Paul Halsall @ Forham University ("The Internet History Sourcebooks are collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly [without advertising or excessive layout] for educational use" ... Modern History Sourcebook | Modern History Course
• James Madison U: Internet School Library Media Center - Native American Author Page ("biography, online e-texts and critical reviews of selected authors ... biographical information, bibliographies and other information related to authors and poets of Native American heritage")
• Library of Congress: California as I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900 ("full texts and illustrations of 190 works documenting the formative era of California's history through eyewitness accounts.")
• Library of Congress: Railroad Maps of North America - 1820 to 1900 ("Railroad maps documenting the growth of travel, settlement, industry, and agriculture in the United States. These maps illustrate the development of cartographic style and technique, as well as highlight the achievement of early railroaders")
• About.com: American History (tons of links)
• Oz's Kingdom: 19th Century America (lots of links, teacher resources, etc.)
• PBS: The Donner Party ("1846-1847 .. how .. the Donner Party's story struck down the myth of frontier idealism .. examine the natural forces and flawed decisions that contributed to the Donner Party tragedy")
• PBS: New Perspectives on the West (Events in the West [an interactive timeline]: To 1500 | 1500-1650 | 1650-1800 | 1800-1820 | 1820-1830 | 1830-1840 | 1840-1850 | 1850-1860 | 1860-1870 | 1870-1880 | 1880-1890 | 1890-1900 | 1900-1917; pictures, stories, old west links)
• U of Oklahoma: A Chronology of US Historical Documents (1775-99 / 1800-24 / 1825-49)
• Wild West (The Outlaws | The Lawmen | The Women | The Towns)
• Women in America 1820-1842 ("eighteen travelers included here--Irish, German, Scotch, English, and French--pieced together form a more complete and varied picture of the life of American women than can be gleaned from the text of 'Democracy in America' alone.")

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Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1876)

• Cabildo Online Exhibit ("Introduction | Native Americans | Colonial Louisiana | Louisiana Purchase | Territory to Statehood | Battle of New Orleans | Antebellum LA. - Politics | Antebellum LA. - Immigration | Antebellum LA. - Death & Mourning | Antebellum LA. - Agrarian Life | Antebellum LA. - Urban Life | Civil War | Reconstruction - A State Divided | Reconstruction - Change and Continuity")
• Central Pacific Railroad (brief history)
• Costumer's Manifesto: One-stop Site for Costume Information and Images (excellent site for the costumes of the period ... from Babylon to Present ... links)
• Dakota State U: The American Civil War (lots of links)
• Duke U: African-American Women ("On-line archival collections featuring scanned pages and texts of the writings of African-American women. Includes the memoirs of Elizabeth Johnson Harris (1867-1942), an 1857 letter from Vilet Lester, a slave on a North Carolina plantation, and several letters from Hannah Valentine and Lethe Jackson, slaves on the estate of David Campbell, a governor of Virginia.")
• Duke U: Civil War Women ("On-line archival collections featuring scanned pages and texts of the writings of women during the American Civil War. Includes the 1864 diary of Alice Williamson, a 16 year old girl from Gallatin, Tennessee, the papers of Rose O'Neal Greenhow, a renowned Confederate spy, and the papers of Sarah E. Thompson, a spy for the Union.")
• Hanover College: Hanover Historical Texts Project (world & US history .. "aim is to make primary texts readily available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.  The texts scanned for the project are all in public domain")
• History in Song (song words, links)
• History Place (excellent site US & World history, time lines, pictures, info & links)
• HarpWeek: The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson ("Harper's Weekly coverage of the historic 1868 Johnson Impeachment - with over 200 excerpts from 1865-1869")
• HistoryNet - where history lives on the web (world history; American history; Civil War; personality profiles; great battles; World War II; arms, armies & intrigue; historic travel; aviation & technology; links, etc.)
• History Place: A Nation Divided: The US Civil War 1861-1865 (time line, pictures & links)
• Internet History Sourcebooks Project by Paul Halsall @ Forham University ("The Internet History Sourcebooks are collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly [without advertising or excessive layout] for educational use" ... Modern History Sourcebook | Modern History Course
• Library of Congress: Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1870-1885 ("Over 22,000 pieces of sheet music registered for copyright during the post-Civil War era. Included are popular songs, piano music, sacred music and secular choral music, solo instrumental music, method books and instructional materials, and music for band and orchestra")
• Library of Congress: Civil War Photos ("contains 1,118 photographs. Most of the images were made under the supervision of Mathew B. Brady, and include scenes of military personnel, preparations for battle, and battle after-effects. The collection also includes portraits of both Confederate and Union officers, and a selection of enlisted men" .. timeline links, many other links)
• Library of Congress: Words & Deeds in American History: Selected Documents Celebrating the Manuscript Division's First 100 Years (Pre-1775 | 1775-1799 | 1800-1824 | 1825-1849 | 1850-1874 | 1875-1899 | 1900-1924 | 1925-1949 | 1950-Present)
• Library of Congress: Votes for Women: Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, 1848-1921 ("165 books, pamphlets, and other artifacts documenting the campaign for Woman Suffrage .. Broad topics: family, politics and government, women")
• Library of Congress: By Popular Demand: Votes for Women Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920 ("Illustrated reference aid with 38 pictorial portraits and scenes documenting the fight to gain women the vote .. Broad topics: family, politics and government, women")
• Library of Congress: Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs, ca. 1851-1991 ("About 4,000 panoramic views of American main streets, landscapes, bathing beauties, disasters, and other events .. Broad topics: cities and towns, scenic views, group portraits, schools, fairs and expositions, agriculture, industry, engineering work, military activities, transportation, and sports.")
• Library of Congress: California as I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900 ("full texts and illustrations of 190 works documenting the formative era of California's history through eyewitness accounts.")
• Library of Congress: Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865 ("Broad topics: celebrities and prominent individuals, cities and towns, industry, scenic views, transportation, war ... 1,100 Civil War encampments, battlefields, and portraits as captured by Mathew Brady and other photographers")
• Library of Congress: The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 ("Broad topics: celebrities and prominent individuals, natural world, politics and government .. Multiformat collection of photographs, printed works .. and manuscripts documenting the Conservation movement in the United States. Features an album of paintings, photographs, and scientific and literary works produced by the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899")
• Library of Congress: A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation, U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873 ("Records of the Continental Congress, Constitutional Convention, and 1st-2nd Congresses, covering the time period from 1774 to 1793: the Journals of the Continental Congress, Elliot's Debates, Farrand's Records, the House and Senate Journals, the Senate Executive Journal, the Annals of Congress, and the Journal of William Maclay. There are approximately 23,900 pages included.")
• Library of Congress: Pioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ca. 1820-1910 ("138 volumes portray the states of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century through first-person accounts, biographies, promotional literature, local histories, ethnographic and antiquarian texts, colonial archival documents, and other works")
• Lousiana State U: United States Civil War Center ("We are trying to compile ALL Civil War related links .. have Indexed over 2400 links, and counting!")
• MCPS: Modern History - A Soviet Viewpoint ("What is interesting about the book is that it tells a very different story than is usually presented in American textbooks")
• About.com: American History (tons of links)
• About.com: 19th Century History (tons of links)
• About.com: 20th Century History (tons of links)
• MISD: Lessons and Project - The U.S. Civil War ("This lesson uses several diary web sites to bring new information about the U.S. Civil War to students. The lesson includes several activities that students could do as part of this lesson.")
• National Underground Railroad Freedom Center - Africans in America (history, pictures, video, links)
• Oz's Kingdom: The Civil War (lots of links, teacher resources, etc.)
• Oz's Kingdom: 19th Century America (lots of links, teacher resources, etc.)
• Plainswar 1876 (lots of pictures and info on Sitting Bull, Gen.. Custer, Indian accounts of wars, links, etc.)
• Smithonian Institute: Mathew Brady's Portraits (biography, portraits, links)
• Ulysses S Grant (pictures, bio, nice links, etc.)
• Union Pacific Railroad: History (Chronologies & Overviews, Chronological History, Historical Overview, Significant Individuals, Historical Equipment, Historical Equipment Still in Use, Museums, other links)
• U.S. History Interactive: Civil War Page 1861-1865 (links to bios of Northern & Southern main players, causes of the war, Linocoln bio and quotes, abolitionists, Civil War Firsts, maps and facts)
• U of Oklahoma: A Chronology of US Historical Documents (1850-74 / 1875-99)
• U of Tennessee: Civil War Homepage (excellent links ... "gathers together in one place hypertext links to the most useful identified electronic files about the American Civil War ... links .. are a metaphor for the interconnections of the War's past with our present and future. Thus, technology reveals the deep-structure of the human experience and helps to explain the continuing American fascination with the struggle between North and South, free and slave.")
• U of Virginia: John Brown Homepage - John Brown and the Valley of the Shadow (pictures, newspapers, chronology, conspiracy, etc.)
• U.S. Army Center of Military History ("the official history of the Army in both peace and war ... traces its lineage back to the work of those historians .. who compiled .. a monumental documentary history of the Civil War begun in 1874, and to a similar work on World War I" .. pictures, links, etc.)
• U.S. Navy: Naval Historical Center ("the official history program of the Department of the Navy. Its lineage dates back to 1800 with the founding of the Navy Department Library by President John Adams. The Center now includes a museum, art gallery, research library, archives, and curator as well as research and writing program")
• U.S. Civil War Center (execllent site with extensive links: "Our Mission: To locate, index, and make available all appropriate private and public data regarding the Civil War. To promote the study of the Civil War from all perspectives of all professions, occupations and academic disciplines.")
• War, Peace and Security (Civil War links ... tremendous Canadian site with tons of info about Canada but also links for  Armed forces of the world, Contemporary conflicts. International organizations, International relations, Military art and science, Military biography, Military history, Peace and disarmament ... catalogs of books and periodicals along with full-text periodicals)
• War Times Journal: Civil War Series (articles, links, archives, wargames, books, etc.)
• Yale Law School: Avalon Project ("documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government ... will no doubt contain controversial documents. Their inclusion does not indicate endorsement of their contents nor sympathy with the ideology, doctrines, or means employed by their authors" .. Pre-18th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century)

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Industrialization (1877-1915)

• About.com: American History (tons of links)
• About.com: 19th Century History (tons of links)
• About.com: 20th Century History (tons of links)
• Costumer's Manifesto: One-stop Site for Costume Information and Images (excellent site for the costumes of the period ... from Babylon to Present ... links)
• Duke U: The Urban Landscape Digital Image Access Project ("database contains 1000 images ..   pertaining to the theme 'The Urban Landscape'")
• Ellis Island (history of the island and a tour of the museum)
• Francois Micheloud's Strategies of John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company 1863-1911 ("This text will explain you the commercial methods used by John D. Rockfeller to conquer and rule the American oil industry between 1863 and 1911. ... divided in three parts .. structures of the oil industry at the time of the Standard .. the methods used by Rockfeller .. summarize chronologically the events")
• Ghost of the Klondike Gold Rush (records, chronologies and stories)
• Hanover College: Hanover Historical Texts Project (world & US history .. "aim is to make primary texts readily available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.  The texts scanned for the project are all in public domain")
• Hanover College: Texts and Documents - The United States (literature, history, philosophy, theology, politics and web sites for 16th & 17th Centuries | 18th Century | 19th Century | 20th Century)
• History Net (world history, US history, Civil War, Great Battles, World War II, etc.)
• History in Song (song words, links)
• History Place (excellent site US & World history, time lines, pictures, info & links)
• History Place: Child Labor in America 1908-1912 (time line, pictures & links)
• How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York (info, pictures)
• Internet History Sourcebooks Project by Paul Halsall @ Forham University ("The Internet History Sourcebooks are collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly [without advertising or excessive layout] for educational use" ... Modern History Sourcebook | Modern History Course
• Library of Congress: Historical Eras (resources, info, pictures, maps, etc.)
• Library of Congress: The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 ("Broad topics: celebrities and prominent individuals, natural world, politics and government .. Multiformat collection of photographs, printed works .. and manuscripts documenting the Conservation movement in the United States. Features an album of paintings, photographs, and scientific and literary works produced by the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899")
• Library of Congress: The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920 (Multiformat collection of selected materials from the popular stage and allied arts. Photographs and memorabilia of Houdini; English playscripts; Yiddish playscripts; a selection of playbills and program books; motion pictures; and sound recordings.")
• Library of Congress: Pioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ca. 1820-1910 ("138 volumes portray the states of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century through first-person accounts, biographies, promotional literature, local histories, ethnographic and antiquarian texts, colonial archival documents, and other works")
• Library of Congress: Early Motion Pictures, 1897-1920 ("Includes four groupings from the earliest period of the medium: McKinley and the Pan-American Exposition, New York City, San Francisco Before and After the Great Earthquake and Fire, and The Westinghouse Works")
• Library of Congress: The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920 ("900 photographs of rural and small town life at the turn of the century .. Broad topics: photographs, North Dakota, farms, rural life, sod houses, schools, stores, agricultural machinery, children, families, laborers, horses, oxteams, bison, plowing, threshing, tractors, sleds, snow, clothing, dress, automobiles, bicycles, carriages, wagons, carts")
• Library of Congress: Touring Turn-of-the-Century America: Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880-1920 ("25,000 photographs of turn-of-the-century America ... Broad topics: cities and towns, industry, scenic views, transportation")
• Library of Congress: Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs, ca. 1851-1991 ("About 4,000 panoramic views of American main streets, landscapes, bathing beauties, disasters, and other events .. Broad topics: cities and towns, scenic views, group portraits, schools, fairs and expositions, agriculture, industry, engineering work, military activities, transportation, and sports.")
• Library of Congress: Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures ("Motion pictures of the Spanish-American War and the subsequent Philippine Revolution produced between 1898 and 1901")
• Library of Congress: American Landscape and Architectural Design, 1850-1920, A Study Collection from the Harvard Graduate School of Design (Approximately 2800 lantern slides, originally assembled to support teaching and student presentations in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning .. Broad topics: scenic views, lantern slides, architecture, landscape architecture, .. cities and towns, buildings, parks, estates, gardens")
• Library of Congress: Words & Deeds in American History: Selected Documents Celebrating the Manuscript Division's First 100 Years (Pre-1775 | 1775-1799 | 1800-1824 | 1825-1849 | 1850-1874 | 1875-1899 | 1900-1924 | 1925-1949 | 1950-Present)
• Henry Ford Museum Distance Learning Project ("instructional lessons for 4th through 8th grades students .. to address the concept of technological developments and their affect on society")
• MISD: Lessons and Project - Immigrating to America! ("Learn and write about immigration to America in the late 1880 and the early 1900's")
• MISD: Lessons and Project - The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 ("learn more about the great quake")
• Oz's Kingdom: 20th Century America (lots of links, teacher resources, etc.)
• PBS: The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie ("Time Period: 1848-1919 .. Themes: the American Dream, labor, industrialization, philanthropy, " biography, pictures)
• PBS: TR, The Story of Theodore Roosevelt ("Cowboy, soldier, explorer, scientist-- and president by the age of 42. But behind the success was a man haunted by tragedy., " biography, pictures)
• PBS: Gold Rush ("1890-1900 .. The 1890s in America were desperate times. Economic depression caused bank and business failures and forced millions of men and women from their jobs. When gold was discovered in the frozen unsettled territory between Canada and Alaska, 100,000 people made the treacherous journey in search of riches.")
• PBS: The Wright Stuff (background of the Wright brothers, RealAudio file, QuickTime movie, downloadable transcripts)
• PBS: Around the World in 72 Days ("1864-1899 ... journalism, marketing, women's roles, social reform, the Gilded Age, advocacy .. Nellie Bly .. went on to become known as 'the best reporter in America' .. continually risked her life to grab headlines ... traveled around the world in just 72 days")
• Union Pacific Railroad: History (Chronologies & Overviews, Chronological History, Historical Overview, Significant Individuals, Historical Equipment, Historical Equipment Still in Use, Museums, other links)
• U of Albany: U.S. Labor and Industrial History World Wide Web Audio Archive (1896-present, audio files of speeches on labor, "recordings are drawn from audio archives throughout the world")
• U of Michigan: Making of America ("MOA is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. The collection contains approximately 1,600 books and 50,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints.")
• U of Oklahoma: A Chronology of US Historical Documents (1875-99 / 1900-24)
• Saint Mary's College: On the Lower East Side - Observations of Life in Lower Manhattan at the Turn of the Century ("collection of articles, documentary sources, and study guides ... 1880-1920")
• Smithonian Institute: Theodore Roosevelt: Icon of the American Century (history, cartoons, pictures)
• Wall of Honor (names of immigrants who came through Ellis Island that have been inscribed on the wall ... search for a name)
• War, Peace and Security (tremendous Canadian site with tons of info about Canada but also links for  Armed forces of the world, Contemporary conflicts. International organizations, International relations, Military art and science, Military biography, Military history, Peace and disarmament ... catalogs of books and periodicals along with full-text periodicals)
• wNetStation: Lower East Side Tenement Museum (history, laws, excavation / restoration, panoaramic movies and pictures of New York City's Lower East Side tenements)
• Yale Law School: Avalon Project ("documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government ... will no doubt contain controversial documents. Their inclusion does not indicate endorsement of their contents nor sympathy with the ideology, doctrines, or means employed by their authors" .. Pre-18th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century)

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Modern United States and World War I (1916-1928)
(also see World History: World War I)

• Costumer's Manifesto: One-stop Site for Costume Information and Images (excellent site for the costumes of the period ... from Babylon to Present ... links)
• Hanover College: Hanover Historical Texts Project (world & US history .. "aim is to make primary texts readily available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses.  The texts scanned for the project are all in public domain")
• Harlem: Mecca of the New Negro ("A Hypermedia Edition of the March 1925 ... the premier journal of social work in America in the 1920s ... a special issue devoted to the African American "Renaissance" underway in Harlem ... the first of several attempts to formulate a political and cultural representation of the New Negro and the Harlem community")
• History in Song (song words, links)
• History Net - Where History Comes Lives on the Web (world history, US history, Civil War, Great Battles, World War II, etc.)
• Internet History Sourcebooks Project by Paul Halsall @ Forham University ("The Internet History Sourcebooks are collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly [without advertising or excessive layout] for educational use" ... Modern History Sourcebook | Modern History Course
• Library of Congress: American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election, 1918-1920 ("Political speeches by American leaders during World War I and the presidential election of 1920 .. Broad topics: celebrities and prominent individuals, industry, labor, war.")
• Library of Congress: Words & Deeds in American History: Selected Documents Celebrating the Manuscript Division's First 100 Years (Pre-1775 | 1775-1799 | 1800-1824 | 1825-1849 | 1850-1874 | 1875-1899 | 1900-1924 | 1925-1949 | 1950-Present)
• Louise Brooks Society: Flapper Culture and Style - Louise Brooks and the Jazz Age (silent film star Brooks, pictures, cartoons, links)
• About.com: American History (tons of links)
• About.com: 20th Century History (tons of links)
• Music, Art and Culture of the 1920s (brief history, links)
• Old-Time Radio: Radio History (1918-1945, "examples of old-time radio during its developmental period ... first-hand memories, gleanings from radio archives and other sources")
• Oz's Kingdom: World War I (lots of links, teacher resources, etc.)
• Oz's Kingdom: 20th Century America (lots of links, teacher resources, etc.)
• Past Patterns - The Historical Pattern Company (commercial site but with a lot of clothing drawings from 1830's to 1920's, pattern size information, buttons, FAQs, related links)
• PBS: Influenza, 1918 ("Time Period: 1918 .. Themes: influenza epidemic of 1918, World War I, public health policy, history of medicine .. Before the year was out, America would be ravaged by a flu epidemic that killed 675,000--more than in all the wars of this century combined--before disappearing as mysteriously as it began.")
• PBS: The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (interviews, pictures, interactive timeline with links, maps, and searcher for specific place, battle, person or date)
• President Wilson's Declaration of War speech
• Roaring Twenties - An overview of one of the wildest periods in American history (topics: Art, Music, Literature, and Recreation; Prohibition; Politics; Industrialization; Famous Trials; 1920's Trivia)
• World War I: Trenches on the Web ("information on the people, places, and events that comprised one of the worst calamities of modern history.  Entire kingdoms were to vanish in the clash. The map makers of the world would be busy indeed! ... explore the "The Great War" at your own pace and in your own manner ... Reference Library .. is a complete catalog of everything out here")
• World War I Document Archive (excellent site, sections: Armory; Biographies Index; Document Archive; Artwork; Map Room, Multimedia files; Photo Archive; Posters from The Great War; Reviews of Great War Related Books / Documentaries & Movies/Videos; Timeline Index; Trivia; War Atlas Index)
• U of Memphis: Radio Archive (1920-present, "this radio collection from original transcriptions, private collectors and other institutional collections ... goal was to preserve for research and scholarship what people had once heard over American radio. It was decided not to attempt to collect every program of every series which exists, but a representative sampling of most series and shows.," history of broadcasting, links)
• U of Oklahoma: A Chronology of US Historical Documents (1900-24 / 1925-49
• U of Virginia: World War I - Neutrality  (also, The War At Home, Entering the War, The Home Front, Aftermath)
• U.S. Army Center of Military History ("the official history of the Army in both peace and war ... traces its lineage back to the work of those his