Follow these links to the past, present, and future!
General Research | Multi-Subject American History | Native Americans | Exploration | Columbus | Colonies | Revolutionary Period Constitution and Government | Young Republic | Westward Expansion | Arts and Culture | Immigration | African Americans | Civil War | Etc.
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General Research Resources
Encyclopedia Britannica - You need a library card to log in
ABC - Clio - Student-friendly research databases
Gale Reference Center - Search periodicals (magazines and journals)
Gale Biography - Search for information about historical people
Santa Barbara Public Library Catalog - Hold books, renew and more
Multi-Subject American History Resources
Digital History Innovative interactive digital resources
Smithsonian Education Resources Explore, Discover and Learn
Library of Congress America's Library
Gilder Lehrman Museum of American History
Freedom: A History of US - PBS
America's Story - Library of Congress
You Be the Historian - Smithsonian
U.S. History for Kids - American Experience
And the Pursuit of Happiness - Maira Kalman @ NYTimes
HSI: Historical Scene Investigations
Native Americans
We Shall Remain - American Experience - Video and Multimedia
American Indians and the Natural World
George Catlin's Indian Gallery - Smithsonian
Exploration
Exploration Through the Ages - The Mariners' Museum
American Journeys - Primary Sources from the Age of Exploration
Columbus and the Columbian Exchange - Digital History
Columbus Trial
Excerpt from the Writings of de Las Casas
Excerpts from the Journal of Christopher Columbus
Colonies
Roanoke
Roanoke - The First Colony Foundation
Plymouth
Investigating the First Thanksgiving
Desperate Crossing - The Mayflower at History Channel
The Benjamin Frankling Tercentenary Online Exhibit
Colonial House Interactive History - PBS
Secrets of the Dead: Death at Jamestown - PBS
Jamestown Adventure Game - National Geographic
National Geographic Jamestown - Interactive
Jamestown - The History Channel
Secrets of the Dead: The Witches Curse - PBS
Salem Witchcraft Hysteria - National Geographic
Colonial Williamsburg: Life in the 18th Century
Revolutionary Period
Rediscovering George Washington - PBS
Liberty! The American Revolution - PBS
Constitution and Government
American President: Online Reference Resource
Charters of Freedom - National Archives
Who Wants to Marry a Founding Father?
The American Presidency - Smithsonian Institution
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
Centuries of Citizenship: Constitutional Timeline
The Democracy Project - PBS Kids
Young Republic
Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Exhibition
Lewis and Clark - National Geographic
Westward Expansion
New Perspectives on the West - PBS - Explore people, places, etc.
The American West - American Experience
The Gold Rush - American Experience
Gold Rush - The Oakland Museum of California
Jesse James - American Experience
The Changing Landscape of the West
A Brief History of Lumbering in Michigan
Women and the Vote
Arts and Culture
Knowing Poe - Maryland Public Television
Smarthistory - Interactive Website of Art and History
Walt Whitman - American Experience
NGA Kids - National Gallery of Art
River of Song - Music Along the Mississippi
I Hear America Singing - PBS Investigate music, literature and art
Immigration
African Americans
Slavery and the Making of America - PBS
African Voices - Smithsonian Institution
Underground Railroad - National Geographic
Maryland and the Underground Railroad
Lest We Forget: The Triumph Over Slavery
Civil War
Abraham Lincoln's Crossroads - Interactive Game
The Valley of the Shadow - Two Communities in the Civil War
Reconstruction - The Second Civil War
Etc.
Smithsonian Institution America's Museum!
American Centuries - Memorial Hall Museum Online Explore history hands on!
