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Histor eSearch is a comprehensive online history research resource. |
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consists of over 130,000 pages of historical content;
5,300 timeline events;
800 battle outlines;
350 biographies;
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thousands of images and maps. |
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Current History is an online journal of contemporary world affairs. |
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Black
History.com is a comprehensive site that will be helpful in teaching the
history of African Americans. |
| The American
History Company offers unique history and genealogy products and
provides publishing and genealogy research services. |
| The 13 day siege at the Alamo climaxed 167 years in the
month of March. Check out these sites for teaching aids!
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| Several Civil War sites:
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| Great sites for teaching about the Lewis and Clark
Expedition!
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Reach Every
Child offers a vast amount of information concerning our country's
presidents. Be sure to check it out! |
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New Site! At
CBC For Teachers, you will find ideas
for incorporating CBC's Radio and TV archives into your classroom along with
lesson plans and activity sheets, which you can download. All the materials
are provided at no charge. The material is presented to complement the
topics that you'll find in the rest of the Web site (Trudeaumania, Terry
Fox, Africville, and so on). Many but not all of the archival topics have
corresponding educational material. A great site for Canadian teachers or
those who wish to know more about Canada. Išve put the root URL here
because there is a lot of material that may be of use. To get to the
Teacher Materials, click on FOR TEACHERS at the right of the screen. |
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HyperHistory Online is a great site for history, social studies, current
events, general information. Over 2,000 files are interconnected
throughout the site. In addition to that, HyperHistory provides several
hundred links to the world wide web. |
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The World in the Classroom is a brief article on strategies that you can
use in the classroom to teach about world culture. The resources listed are
appropriate for K to 12 classrooms. |
 | Rulers.org contains lists
of heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto
leaders not occupying either of those formal positions) of all countries and
territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases. Also included are the
subdivisions of various countries as well as a selection of international
organizations. |
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| You will be amazed by the NEAT and unique timeline that is found
at History Wired.
Simply roll your mouse over the decade and area of history and important
facts will pop up. |
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| American Museum of
Natural History is an awesome web site containing lots of useful
information concerning the history of our country including genetics,
astronomy, and paleontology plus much more! |
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| Having trouble getting from point A to point B?
Map Quest is here to help.
This site also includes an interactive atlas with different options for
customizing. |
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| Need information on a place you don't know anything about?
Places Names will come to your
aid. |
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| The Farmer's Almanac is a
treasure of useful information for day-to-day. Find information on
weather, gardening, the sunrise and sunset, phases of the moon, and other
things you will find helpful. |
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| Visit POTUS, sponsored
by the Internet Public Library to find background information, election
results, cabinet members, notable events, and points of interest for every
president of the United States. |
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Hyper History contains over 2,000 files covering 3,000 years of world
history......a site that is rich with information. |
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| Learn about the holocaust by reading personal experiences
written by Anne Frank. |
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| Help your students get involved in what's going on with our
country's government.
White House Kids
will do just that, allow you to meet each member of the President's family
- even their pets! |
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| Experience life in 1492 with Christopher Columbus.
Introduction to
1492 delves into Columbus' explorations and adventures and the way in
which his journey brought two very different worlds together. |
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"Westward by Sea: A Maritime Perspective on American Expansion,
1820-1890" presents letters, business papers, photos, maps, ship
logbooks, & narratives that can help students understand the story
of American's travel by sea to settle California, Alaska, Hawaii,
Texas, & the Pacific Northwest. |
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Tracking the Buffalo explores the role of the buffalo in the lives of
the American Indians of the northern plains. |
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Crossing the Border is a unit plan enlightening students about
immigration of numerous, diverse cultures. |
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"Civil War Treasures from the New-York Historical Society" offers
images of recruiting posters for New York City regiments of volunteers,
stereographic views documenting the mustering of soldiers & of popular
support for the Union in New York City, photography showing the war's
impact, & drawings & writings by
soldiers on both sides. |
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| You will certainly want to check out all of the history activities
that are listed on The Library of Congress's
"The Big
Picture." |
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| The online presentation of
The Samuel F.
B. Morse Papers at the Library of Congress comprises about 6,500 items
that document Morse's invention of the electromagnetic telegraph, his
participation in the development of telegraph systems in the United States
and abroad, his career as a painter, his family life, his travels, and his
interest in early photography, religion, and the nativist movement. |
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Find a list of Black History sites which
can be used in planning classroom activities. Take an interactive journey on
the Underground Railroad, hear sound clips from Dr. King's "I Have A Dream"
speech, and much more from
Internet4Classrooms. |
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BBC Education is a
modern World History site that offers articles, quizzes, and a teacher
section. |
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A great resource for Social Studies links on
many topics is available at
Kid Info. |
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American Memory contains an
extensive visual collection of history. A component of the Library
of Congress in conjunction with the National Digital Library Program.
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The History Net offers
sections including WWII, the Civil War, World History, American History,
Aviation & Technology, as well as interviews with interesting figures.
Also features a calendar of exhibits and events. |
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The History Place is a
vast history site that covers everything from the American Revolution to
Napoleon to the Irish potato famine and much more. |
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Hyperhistory covers 3,000
years of history. Contains colorful charts which you will find
very helpful. |
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WhoWhatWhen
is a database of people and events from 1000 A.D. to the present. Create
graphic timelines of periods in history and of the lives of individuals. |
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