- A Biography of America - Includes key events, maps, video transcripts, and related links for each era in American history.
www.learner.org/biographyofamerica
- Allexperts US History Q&A - Historians answer your one-on-one individualized questions about American history for free. Whether you're a kid needing some help with homework, or an adult looking to brush up on the past.
www.allexperts.com/edu/ushistory.shtml
- America in the 1930s Project - Views the period through films, radio programs, literature, journalism, museums, exhibitions, architecture, art and other forms of cultural expression.
xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/front.html
- America's Past - A comprehensive collection of articles on the history and culture of America. Special emphasis is placed on lesser known people and events in American History.
www.americaspast.com
- America's Story - Presented by the Library of Congress, a site with information about American people and historical events, and each of its states.
www.americaslibrary.gov
- American History Listings - From About.com. Listings follow historic topics from the full spectrum of America's past, with subjects ranging from the Civil War, to Edison's first phonograph.
americanhistory.about.com/index.htm
- American History Network - Articles, news and links.
www.americanhistorynetwork.com
- American History Resource Page - Links to reference sites for American history topics dealing with people, politics, events and literature.
members.tripod.com/gpf/history.html
- American History Timeline - History timelines of America in the 20th century, enhanced with photographs and summaries for each decade.
www.historytimeline.com
- American Local History Network - Collection of links and information pertaining to various aspects of American history, broken down by topic and by location.
www.rootsquest.com/~amhisnet
- American Originals: The Original Exhibit - A selection of some of the most significant and compelling documents in United States history from the National Archives holdings.
www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/american_originals_iv/introduction.html
- American Treasures of the Library of Congress - Permanent exhibition of the "rarest, most interesting or significant items relating to America's past". Exhibit divided into three sections covering History, Philosophy, and Fine Arts.
lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures
- Business History - Large resource of histories and stories of American business, including audio and video archives, academic and corporate articles, and "fun facts."
www.businesshistory.net
- Classification of American Wealth - History and genealogy of the wealthy families of America, from colonial times until present.
www.raken.com/american_wealth/index.htm
- COINTELPRO - Provides a critical overview of the FBI's anti-radical programs from 1956 to 1971. Links to papers, external reports, and articles on other sites.
www.cointel.org
- EagleRing's The American Century - Famous quotes, images, and words of Twentieth Century events and people.
EagleRing.com/Lakes/Century.html
- Early American Digital Library - A wealth of rare and hard-to-find images featuring the people, places and events of early America's historic past.
earlyamericanimages.com
- Early American History Portrait Gallery - Has over 400 downloads for students and teachers with biographical text.
northcoast.com/~spdtom/american/america.html
- From Revolution to Reconstruction - From the colonial period until modern times (Revolution to Reconstruction). This American history project contains outlines of American history and culture, source materials, essays, biographies and presidential information.
odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/usa.htm
- Gold Rush Gallery - Documentation of the discovery of gold in the southern Appalachians, the history of the US Branch Mint at Dahlonega, Georgia, and a large collection of US gold coins (minted from 1796-1933).
www.goldrushgallery.com
- Great American Speeches - Great political orations of the past century in the United States, for students of speech and American History.
www.pbs.org/greatspeeches
- Historical Trivia - History and trivia, mostly about the history of the USA.
www.geocities.com/neander97
- History Buff's Home Page - Devoted to press coverage of events in American history; containing an extensive, searchable library. Categories include the Civil War, baseball, journalism hoaxes, old west characters, crime figures, and the Inaugural Addresses of all U.S. Presidents.
www.historybuff.com/index.html
- History Quest - Unusual and little known facts on American History.
historyq.freeservers.com
- HistoryWired: A few of our favorite things - Images of diverse objects from the National Museum of American History include famous, unusual, and everyday items with interesting stories to tell.
historywired.si.edu/index.html
- Images of American Political History - Archive of public domain images from 1750 to the present. Collection is searchable by era, keyword, or topic.
teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist
- Jewish-American History on the Web - An online archive of original documents, journals, books and literature on the subject of Jews in 19th-Century America.
www.jewish-history.com
- Lectures on American History - The events that shaped the thinking of the American people.
www.cs.unm.edu/~sergiy/amhistory
- Library in the Sky - Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory's links and resources for American History.
www.nwrel.org/sky/Classroom/Social_Studies/History/History.html
- Logging History - Focusing on the logging industry especially the time from 1900 to 1940. Also pictures and descriptions of the Lindsey Eight Wheel Log Wagon.
www.samlindsey.com/Logging/Logging_Index.asp
- My History Is America's History - Invites you to post your family stories and photos. Offers tips and resources for discovering, preserving, and sharing family history as part of America's heritage.
www.myhistory.org
- National Security Archive - Document compilations dealing with U.S. foreign policy, military and intelligence, political events, and nuclear technology. Located at the George Washington University.
www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv
- Spirit of the American Founding Port - US history forums and chats. Topics range from history of the American founding port, the Salem witchcraft trials and the American Civil War, to modern day discussions.
classicals.com/federalist/intellectport.html
- The American Experience - Companion to the PBS history series; includes features on a range of people and events in American history, from Hawaii's last queen to Joe DiMaggio.
www.pbs.org/amex
- The American Experience Library - As public television's only regularly scheduled prime-time historical documentary series, The American Experience brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form this nation.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/index.html
- The American History Company - Online shopping for history and genealogy products, as well as genealogy research services.
www.americanhistory.com
- The Great Seal of the United States of America - Offers information about the origin, relevance, and meanining of this symbol.
www.greatseal.com
- The History Place - Informative website focussing on American history from the Colonial period to present-day. Many on-line exhibits include timelines, photographs and famous speeches.
www.historyplace.com
- The Real History Archives - Documents, articles and links to resources exploring alternative views of the Kennedy Assassination, Watergate, the CIA and other issues.
www.realhistoryarchives.com
- The United States of America Chronology - Covers US History from the Colonial Period, through the Cold War.
campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/USA/USA.html
- Today in History - Each day, an event from American history is illustrated by digitized items from the Library of Congress American Memory historic collections.
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html
- Top20AmericanHistory.com - Directory of sites covering all periods and aspects of US history.
www.top20americanhistory.com
- Touring Turn-of-the-Century America - Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880-1920. Includes over 25,000 glass negatives and transparencies as well as about 300 color photolithograph prints, mostly of the eastern United States.
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/detroit/dethome.html
- U.S. History Page - This index of U.S. history links includes sites covering topics from the 1400's to the 1900's and "Links For Kids."
www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/9273/historyii.htm
- U.S. History Research Links - Links to sites that cover a broad range of topics from the Revolutionary War to Reconstruction. Includes information databases, such as The Smithsonian Institution and the American Treasures of the Library of Congress.
members.tripod.com/~Mark1212
- U.S. History Resources - A resource site for high school students in American history with outlines, quizzes, chronologies, and terms.
home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/USHistory.html
- Uncle Sam's World - Political cartoons of Uncle Sam's role in the world from the annexations of 1898 through annexation of the Danish West Indies (U.S. Virgin Islands) during World War I.
www.boondocksnet.com/gallery/us_intro.html
- United States of America 223 - Includes history of the flag, text of the Declaration of Independence, and tributes to popular Presidents.
www.angelfire.com/hi/OS000000/USA.html
- United States of America and the Netherlands - Site with a focus on shared Dutch-American history. Answers many questions about colonization, trade and commerce, modern migration, and the other ties between the two countries.
odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/E/newnetherlands/nlxx.htm
- USA 1840-1960 - Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia, about the history of the United States, but from Britain.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USA.htm
- Vortex of the Mind - The source for US History vocabulary, essays, and thorough Supreme Court briefs from expert knowledge and research.
home.twcny.rr.com/pistolpete
- With Americans of Past and Present Days - Collection of seven essays published by Jean Jules Jusserand in 1916 tracing French-American relations by biographical vignette.
www.bartleby.com/238
- Digital National Security Archive Online - A database of more than 35,000 declassified documents that led to important US government policy decisions.
nsarchive.chadwyck.com/nsaindexhome.htm
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