www.americanjourneys.org

Chronicles American exploration through over 18,000 pages of firsthand accounts of North American exploration. Visitors can read through the views of various historical figures from America’s lively and momentous past.

 

docsouth.unc.edu

A digital publishing project that reflects the southern perspective of American history and culture. It offers a wide collection of titles that students, teachers, and researchers of all levels can utilize.

 

teachinghistory.org

A project funded by the US Department of Education that aims to assist teachers of all levels to augment their efforts in teaching American history. It strives to amplify student achievement through improving the knowledge of teachers.

 

www.ushistory.org/us

Contains an outline that details the entire record of American history. This resource offers historical insight and stories that demonstrate what truly an American truly is from a historical perspective.

 

teachingamericanhistory.org

Allows visitors to learn more about American history through original source documents detailing the broad spectrum of American history. The site contains document libraries, audio lectures, lesson plans, and more.

 

www.history.com/topics/american-history

Tells the story of America through topics of interest such as the Declaration of Independence, major wars, and notable Americans.

 

www.loc.gov/topics/americanhistory.php

Covers the various eras and ages of American history in detail, including resources such as readings, interactive activities, multimedia, and more.

 

www.si.edu/encyclopedia_si/nmah/timeline.htm

Details the course of American history chronologically. Important dates and significant events link to other pages within the Smithsonian site that offer more details.

 

docsteach.org

Centered on teaching through the use of primary source documents. This online resource provides activities for many different historical eras dating to the American Revolution as well as thousands of primary source documents.

 

www.smithsonianeducation.org

An online resource for educators, families, and students offering lesson plans, interactive activities, and more.

 

edsitement.neh.gov

An online resource for teachers, students, and parents seeking to further their understanding of the humanities. This site offers lesson plan searches, student resources, and interactive activities.

 

www.digitalhistory.uh.edu

Offers an online history textbook, Hypertext History, which chronicles the story of America, along with interactive timelines. This online source also contains handouts, lesson plans, e-lectures, movies, games, biographies, glossaries, maps, music, and much more.

 

www.earlyamerica.com

Includes a wealth of articles, images, and other archival material that helps visitors to see and understand the beginning years of what would become the United States of America.

 

www.ouramericanrevolution.org

Offers an in-depth, multimedia look at the American Revolution through coverage of important figures of the period.

 

havefunwithhistory.com

An online, interactive resource for students, teachers, and anybody who has an interest in American history.

 

www.history.org

Offers an array of resources for visitors, including information on people, places, and culture. There are also resources for teachers including e-newsletters and electronic field trips.

 

www.gilderlehrman.org

Offers many options in relation to the history of America. The History by Era section provides detailed explanations of specific time periods while the primary sources present firsthand accounts from a historical perspective.

 

www.masshist.org

Home to millions of rare and distinctive documents that are crucial to the course of American history, many of them being irreplaceable national treasures. Online collections, exclusive publications, and teacher resources are included.

 

historymatters.gmu.edu

An online resource from George Mason University that provides links, teaching materials, primary documents, and guides for evaluating historical records.

 

theamericanrevolution.org

Covers every possible topic relating to the American Revolution. From the homepage visitors can scan across battles, events, people, commanders, documents, and much more.

 

americanrevolution.org/home.html

Contains over 2,500 links on various topics relating to the American Revolution, with original content as well. The links connect to resources on history, genealogy, and reenactments.

 

www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty

Chronicles the American Revolution through firsthand accounts from various cities of interest during the period. Also includes activities and games.

 

www.myrevolutionarywar.com

Covers the breadth of the American Revolution with information on battles, armies, campaigns, leaders, and a timeline.

 

www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm

Showcases the most important and noteworthy events of the Revolutionary War, starting in 1754 with the French and Indian War, and ending in 1788 with the adoption of the US Constitution.