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A book in Time

A history book list and more......

Find historically-based books kids will love on World History (Ancient Times, Middle Ages, Age of Discovery, and the Present Age) or American History.

American Experience

Browse this chronological list of historical topics to find relevant primary sources, timelines, bibliographies, special features, maps, galleries teacher's guides, and more. 1850 +

ArchaeoLink

The Amazing Worlds of Archaeology, Anthropology, & Ancient Civilizations - History, Social Studies and More

This place is designed to provide students and others interested in the fields of archaeology, anthropology, and ancient civilizations a one stop resource for homework help or other projects. While that is still the main theme of the site, it is now expanding into other realms and disciplines ranging from gardening to astronomy and much more. You will find numerous resources (currently over twenty thousand and climbing ) divided by topic.

Biblioplan

Have you ever wished for a history curriculum guide that combines Scripture with the study of ancient civilizations? Would you like to learn about Church history and the lives of great Christians while you study the Medieval, Renaissance and Reformation historical periods? Do you wish you could find a history guide that recommends great children's literature the whole family can enjoy reading together? If so, then BiblioPlan for Families may be what you are looking for

Library of Congress - American Memory

American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning.

Mr. Dowling

If you ever wanted to know anything about history from prehistory to modern topics, you have to go here.

Mr. Dowling has provided lessons plans, complete for downloading to recreating them to study guides to a treasure hunt on his site.

One of our best sites!

Presidents

A PBS site about Presidents.

Even presidents have their secrets. Find out some presidential facts that not many people know. And shhhhhh... don't tell!

The Kids's White House

A little bit of everything on this site ...

MEET THE PRESIDENTS
Biographies
Read these presidential biographies put together by fifth-graders at Abingdon Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia.
COLORING PAGES
Download and print these pages to learn about the nation's presidents.

WHITE HOUSE DREAM TEAM
Meet the White House Dream Team, heroes who made a significant contribution to America through their dreams, character traits, and choices.
FREEDOM TIMELINE
Read about the markers on America's timeline of freedom over many years.
WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ABC'S
Choose a letter to learn a fun fact about White House history. more
BARNEY'S WHITE HOUSE ABC'S

U. S. History Outline & Charts

The following charts and outlines are available so far:

Pre-Columbian Americans,
Chart: 16th & 17th Century European Colonizing Efforts
Colonial Beginnings
Chart: American Colonies
American Puritanism
Slavery in the American Colonies
Early American Colonial Life: Politics & Economics
Early British Colonial Trade Regulations
The Great Awakening
Chart: America's Colonial Wars
Chart: French & Indian War
Prologue to Revolution
Colonial Restraints
The American Revolutionary War
Chart: American Revolution-
Articles of Confederation period
Chart: Articles of Confederation vs. the Constitution
Chart: Federalists & Antifederalists
Miracle at Philadelphia:Constitutional Convention of 1787
The Federalist Era (pdf
Chart: Federalists & Democrat-Republicans
Legacy of the Marshall Court--
War of 1812
Chart:War of 1812
Sectionalism & National Growth--
Jackson Era
19th Century
Expansionism--
Chart: Mexican-American War--
The Peculiar Institution of Slavery--
Chart: Southern Society
Antislavery Reform Movements--
1850s: Decade of Controversy--
Chart: Significant Antebellum Events--A brief chronology of the events leading up to the Civil War.
Chart: Civil War
Reconstruction: 1865-1877--
The Frontier West--
Federal Government Land Policy 1850-1900--
American Industrialization--
Rise of the American City--
Gilded Age Politics--
American Imperialism 1877-1914--
Spanish-American War--
The Progressive Era--
U.S. Involvement in World War I--
World War I's Aftermath: Attack on Civil Liberties and Betrayal at Versailles 1918-1920--
Simulation: Civil Liberties in World War I--
The Roaring Twenties--
Cultural Tensions of the 1920s--
The Great Depression--
New Deal Programs--
American Foreign Policy Between the World Wars--
American Involvement in World War II--
The Home Front During World War II--
World War II Conferences & Treaties--
Arguments for Dropping the Bomb
Origins of the Cold War--
The Second Red Scare--
Key Events in the Korean War--
1960s: The Tumultuous Decade--The Vietnam War--
A Chronology of the Watergate Crisis--

World War I - Trenches on the Web

These pages contain 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!