Subjects Social Studies American History
American History
Salem Witch Museum
The Salem Witch Museum presents the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, one of the most important and tragic events in American history.
The Presidential Timeline of the 20th Ce...
History teachers and students can explore 20th century American history by reviewing photographs, documents, audio recordings, and video related to the events of the presidents’ lives. Each president's early years, presidency and post-presidency is cove ...
National Geographic: Remembering Pearl H...
History students and teachers can experience the Pearl Harbor attack including virtual war maps, survivor's personal stories, rare photographs, time lines, and more (from National Geographic). No supporting lesson plans are provided.
Little Rock 1957 Pages from History
Created by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, this site has primary source information on the Little Rock Central High School Crisis of 1957. There are copies of the front pages the pages from two local newspapers (the Arkansas Democrat and Arkansas Gazett ...
The Library of Congress Learning Page (G...
American Memory is an online archive of over 100 collections of rare and unique items important to America’s heritage. The collections contains millions of primary source documents,films,photographs, and recordings. The Learning Page is designed to he ...
African-American World
An resource for students and teachers about African American history and culture. Four "channels" include information on History, Arts and Culture, Race and Society as well as Profiles of famous African Americans. There is also a timeline of African Amer ...
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American...
The Gilder Lehrman Institute offers resources to assist teachers and students. This site offers a searchable database of over 60,000 primary source documents, American history quizzes, Battle Lines: Letters from America's Wars (students s ...
Virginia Center for Digital History
The Virginia Center for Digital History promotes the study of American history and culture, and the teaching of both subjects in schools. Collections include The Valley Project which details life in two American communities, one Northern and one Southern ...
Pilgrim Hall Museum
Students can learn about the Pilgrim story and Thanksgiving at this site.
Black History Month from the History Cha...
This site contains videos and other resources for students and a teachers guide. The long nightmare of the trans-Atlantic slave trade had multiple dimensions and phases, from the first forced arrivals of Africans in the New World in the 17th century thr ...
Veterans Day from the History Channel
Veterans Day is a U.S. holiday that commemorates the nation's thousands of combat veterans who fought in the service of their country. Students can view several videos to learn the history of Veterans Day and learn about veterans experiences. The site a ...
Celebrate African American Heritage
These proven strategies help teachers teach African American History. A great deal of information for teachers and students on Black History including sections on Slavery and Freedom (the Underground Railroad, Civil War, etc), Arts and Culture (includin ...
Veterans History Project
A place for students and teachers to review first hand accounts of Veterans experience in war. Contains personal naratives (audio/video interviews), corespondance (letters, postcards, diaries) and visual materials (scrapbooks, drawings, photographs) from ...
Black History - Interactive Timeline
Created by the History Channel, this timeline is a phenomenal resource for students seeking to explore significant moments in African American history. With interactive timelines, images and video, this site will enlighten learners in powerful ways. Be ...
Maps of War
Maps-of-War is a multimedia site dedicated to producing diverse, creative visuals that enhance students understanding of war and its history. Resources include "The History of Religion" which shows how different religions have spread to countries around ...
History "Interactives"
“Interactives” provide teachers and students teaching strategies, content and activities. Includes: - United States History Map (Grades 5-8): trace the growth and settlement of the United States. - Collapse (Grades 9-12): explore the collapse of four ...
Little Rock Central High 40th Anniversar...
This webiste contains information on the integration crisis that centered around Little Rock Central High School in 1957-58. Highlights include an interview with student Ernest Brown as well as excerpts from the student newspaper published during that t ...
Underground Railroad - National Geograph...
This is an interactive exhibit from National Geographic. A terrific way for students to gain insight into the hardship faced by African American slaves during this horrific period in American history. This site also provides an interesting point of study ...
History of the Mayflower
An excellent site for student research, this is one of the most complete resources on the Mayflower and the Pilgrims, with genealogy, history, primary source documents, a complete passenger list, bookstore and giftshop, and links to Pilgrim related family ...
Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms
This site contains historic maps with supporting lesson plans for teachers. The maps/lessons are organized into 6 major themes: - discovery and encounter - migration and settlement - environmental history - the historical geography of transportati ...