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- 50 States.com - Provides state and U.S. territory information including state symbols, flags, nicknames, songs, birds, flowers, elected officials, and many other facts. Also includes links to official state homepages.
www.50states.com
- A Trip To Illinois - Learn about the geography, government, famous folks, and history of Illinois.
www.ilstu.edu/~jlperni
- A Virtual Journey into San Francisco's Chinatown - In the heart of a bustling metropolis, Chinatown is a distinct culture within a culture. Use your mouse to navigate Chinatown's streets and alleys, and see how the old ways mingle with the new.
www.harcourtschool.com/activity/chinatown/intro.html
- AFRO-Americ@: Kids Zone - African American children are encouraged to be proud of their roots. Brainteasers about African geography and anthropology, black American history quizzes, and African fables.
www.afro.com/children/children.html
- America's Library - Discover the stories of America's past. Meet amazing Americans from the past and present, explore the states, and read about everyday life.
www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
- Amish: The Gentle People - Explores the culture and lifestyle of the Amish people.
tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5089
- ¿Mexifornia? - About Mexican families who recently moved to California. Shares their stories, their traditions, and their culture.
library.thinkquest.org/J002136
- ClassBrain's State Reports - Resources for research projects on U.S. states including official state websites, clipart, report templates, and puzzles.
classbrain.com/cb_sr/cb_srhm.htm
- DiscoverySchool.com: State Assembly - Articles, maps, and facts related to each of the 50 states. Based on World Book Encyclopedia.
school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/stateassembly
- Flag Education and Etiquette: Pledge of Allegiance - Explains what each line of the United States Pledge of Allegiance really means. From the American Legion.
www.legion.org/our_flag/of_pledge_flag.htm
- From One Life to Another - An in-depth look at the flood of immigrants who arrived on America's shores during the 19th century. Virtual tours show how they lived beforehand and how their migration transformed not only their lives, but the culture of a nation.
library.thinkquest.org/26786
- Golden Crescent - Introduces the region of the Golden Crescent, a wide swath that runs along the Atlantic Coast from Savannah to Cape Canaveral and inland towards Tallahassee. Includes a look at its rich history and the many diverse cultures which meet within its bounds.
www.cr.nps.gov/goldcres
- Immigration: The Living Mosaic of People, Culture, and Hope - Covers several different ethnic groups' introduction to the U.S. Includes timeline of immigration, personal stories of both immigrants and workers at Ellis Island, and a discussion of The Statue of Liberty.
library.thinkquest.org/20619
- MD Kids' Page - Information and pictures about the history, geography, economy, government and culture of Maryland for upper elementary school students.
www.sos.state.md.us/sos/kids/html/kidhome.html
- Mr. Lincoln's White House - An account of Abraham Lincoln, the White House as it was during his Presidency, and Washington in Lincoln's time.
www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org
- Name that State - An interactive quiz that will test your knowledge of the states.
www.primarygames.com/states/start.htm
- Not Everyone's American Dream - Learn about the homeless sub-culture in the United States. Explore who the homeless are and how they get that way.
library.thinkquest.org/10374
- Our American Heritage: A Patchwork Quilt - Focuses on the many different cultures that came to Texas and the United States of America and the contributions members of these cultures have made.
library.thinkquest.org/J001272F
- Pickatrail: The United States of America - Identifies the location of every State on a world map. Includes each State's bird, flower and tree.
www.pickatrail.com/sun/_location_of/USA/usa.html
- Purposefullintro - Black Inventors - Offers an overview of black men and women, whose inventions have contributed to American culture. Provides a search by inventor or invention, and quizzes.
www.purposefullintro.com
- Sugar Roots - Explore how the sugar industry drew people from many ethnic and cultural backgrounds to the state of Hawaii.
library.thinkquest.org/J003466
- The First Americans - Explore the distinct Native American cultures that existed before the first European settlers landed on American shores.
www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/intro.html
- The Irish in America: Long Journey Home - Guide to the PBS series includes an overview of Irish-American music, language, and culture, as well as a listing of well-known Irish-Americans.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/irish
- The New Americans - Follows the lives of immigrants from Nigeria and the Dominican Republic. Includes a brief look at how immigration served as the foundation of American society and culture, as well as an interactive timeline of immigration. From PBS.
www.pbs.org/kcet/newamericans
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