The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents "Architecture, Furniture, and Silver from Colonial Dutch America". This is an on-line overview of the exhibit that features works both decorative and utilitarian objects from from Colonial Dutch...

Learn about the different cultures that make up South America. Using this alphabetical list, click on a specific group of people and read information about their culture, history, economy, sociopolitical organization, and religion.

Article on Latin America that provides a great overview of the region. Discussions include history, religion, culture, links to information about each of the countries, and more.

The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...

Newt Gingrich, as House Minority Whip, architect of the Contract With America, hoped to make the Republican Party more relevant in the 1990s. Find the text of the contract here including background material of why it was put forward.

Carrying on the legacy of Colin and Alma Powell, America's Promise Alliance is a force working to ensure that all children have an opportunity to experience both a solid education in preparation for the real world and a healthy life. The...

The AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) enables working people to have a voice on the job and in the government through the creation of labor unions. This very extensive website offers...

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this is a timeline of the history of Mexico and Central America with descriptions, dates and relevant images.

Explore the global modernisms of Latin America.

Looks at migration theories proposed in regard to the early peopling of the Americas, European colonization, early agriculture and culture. Also looks at contemporary indigenous groups, then groups within each country in the Americas.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of True Stories of Famous Men and Women of America for Young by John Stevens Cabot Abbott, a nonfiction book for children.

The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...

An excellent overview of the African American experience in America beginning with West Africa during the slave trade, through emancipation and reconstruction, to "New beginnings."

A bilingual overview about the French colonization of the New World. Primary source documents are provided on this Library of Congress site.

This resource contains an article written by David A. Copeland on how five American newspapers covered the French and Indian War in the colonial period. See copies of three old newspaper issues.

Smarthistory presents a scholarly discussion on Latin American art. Along with photos and images, Dr. Maya Jimenez introduces the importance of studying Latin American art, defines the term Latin America and descirbes geographical...

The National Humanities Center offers an article on religion and the Revolutionary War with suggestions for projects. It is full of information about how religion influenced people to support war.

Details on how the Great Depression affected the nation and how Roosevelt's New Deal created many relief and recovery programs to try to bring economic stability to the nation.

The introduction of an extensive website from the Cornell University Library, which includes text, documents, and other primary sources in an examination of the anti-slavery movement known as abolitionism.

Lesson plan page from the National Humanities Center details the religious systems of Native Americans and the similarities and differences with early modern Europeans. The site is very interesting and informative, with pictures and...

A wonderful website from Cabrillo College on the Plains Indians can be found here. It gives an in-depth historical overview, profiles of numerous Plains tribes, the significance of the horse, and great information on their culture and...

National Humanities Center lesson on how enslaved African Americans in the South undermined the Southern cause during the Civil War. Lesson contents includes primary sources material, strategies for text analysis, vocabulary, and...

This is the home of the Society of Acoustical engineers. The site includes links to jobs, education, publications, etc. Very good resource for the student that may be wondering what acoustical engineers do.

Get Involved! Speak out! Serve! Here's a great site for kids who want to get involved in their community and become the future leaders. Lots of ideas and examples. Explore programs, news, and events to help you get connected and start...