University of California
The History Project: Ideas and Strategies of the Woman Suffrage Movement
The campaign for woman suffrage in the U.S. began with the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. Sixty years later, however, women could vote in only four states: Colorado, Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. In 1910 the state of Washington voted nearly...
Yale University
Avalon Project: Declarations of a State of War With Japan, Germany, and Italy
A transcript of many of the proceedings in the House of Representatives in 1941 leading the U.S. into World War II. Also includes declarations of war by the Axis powers.
University of Oregon
Mapping History Project: Mexican Cession: Political Boundaries
Click on this map to see the boundaries of Mexico, Texas, and the United States before the Mexican Cession, and then click again to see the land ceded to the U.S. after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Be sure to click to see the key...
US Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Service
The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's main in-house scientific research agency. Their site contains information on their various research findings and projects, and up-to-date news.
Other
Zinn Education Project: Teaching a People's History
A project designed for teachers using Howard Zinn's People's History of the United States to teach American history, but with broader applicability in any US history classroom where the role of working people, women, social movements and...
Other
Border Film Project
Experience the results of the Border Film Project that attempts to "show the human face of immigration" from both sides of the border. This site showcases photos and twelve video clips that were recorded with undocumented migrants and...
University of Oregon
Mapping History Project: Missouri Compromise: 1820
Interactive map showing free states and territories and slave states and territories before and after the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Click on the map to choose before or after and the key. Shockwave required.
Yale University
Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New Jersey
The original text of the ratification of the the U.S. Constitution by the state of New Jersey. Included is a list of the legislators.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Chad: Economy
This is an extensive look at the economy of Chad. Read about the development of its petroleum reserves, although most are dependent on agriculture. A chart is included. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
Yale University
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School
Read historical documents from before the 18th century to the present. Providing "Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy," this website can be browsed by historical period or searched via search engine.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: America in the Second World War
A brief description of the course of World War II in both Europe and the Pacific. Read about the new technologies developed for the military by both the Allies and Axis powers, and find out about the millions who died as a result of the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Experiencing Ellis Island:immigration Project
Make Ellis Island come alive for U.S. history students by processing younger students in a recreation of the immigration center. Recreate the uncertainty, fear, and confusion many immigrants experienced by arranging a variety of stations...
Other
The Story of the Us Told in 141 Maps
This collection of United States maps includes a year-by-year. Beginning from the Declaration of Independence and extending to present-day, students will learn explore and interact with these maps that change year-by-year.
University of California
Us Geological Survey: Cartogram Central
The USGS offers detailed information on Types of Cartograms, Congressional Districts, Software for Cartograms, Publications, and a Carto-Gallery.
Illinois Institute of Technology
Oyez Project: Schenck v. United States (1919)
This U.S. Supreme Court case established the famous "clear and present danger" doctrine by dealing with the issue of freedom of speech. This resource provides an abstract containing a summary, a link to the full text of the decision, and...
Illinois Institute of Technology
Oyez Project: United States v. Nixon (1974)
This U.S. Supreme Court case required President Nixon to produce the Watergate Tapes. This resource provides an abstract containing a concise summary, a link to the full text of the decision, and a record of how the justices that sat on...
Illinois Institute of Technology
Oyez Project: United States v. Butler (1936)
This U.S. Supreme Court case declared the first Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) of the New Deal illegal because of the issue of Federalism. This resource provides an abstract containing a concise summary, a link to the full text of the...
Illinois Institute of Technology
Oyez Project: Dennis vs. United States
A brief summary of Dennis v. United States, a First Amendment case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1951 involving limits to the freedom of speech. Includes portraits of the justices on the court of the time and information about how...
Other
The Vol Web Project: Middle Western States
This site from The VolWeb Project is a lesson plan that teaches students about various aspects of the Midwestern states (e.g. industries, crops, and natural resources). Students participate in research to locate specific information...
Other
The Vol Web Project: The Western States
This site gives teachers a list of research topics for the western states. Topics range from economic to environmental. The site is geared towards elementary level students.
Yale University
Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Delaware
Language of the ratification of the Constitution of the United States by the legislature of Delaware. Included is a list of the legislators.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: The Mississippi Burning Trial
Updated detailed account of the case of United States versus Cecil Price et al., also known as the "Mississippi Burning trial", a criminal trial where the United States charged a group of 18 men with conspiring in a Ku Klux Klan plot to...
iCivics
I Civics: Curriculum Units
A large collection of Social Studies units, WebQuests, and games that focuses on teaching students how government works and the importance of being responsible, informed American citizens. Units are linked to state standards. A teacher...
US Senate
United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
The official place for information on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.