Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Today in History: August 24: William Penn & the Panic of 1857

For Students 9th - 10th
Library of Congress website on the Panic of 1857 as well as the acquisition of Maryland-Pennsylvania.
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: The Panic of 1857 Began

For Students 3rd - 8th
America's Story provides a brief, two page article on the Panic of 1857. Two pictures are also given along with a timeline of events both before and after the Panic of 1857.
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Westward Expansion and Reform

For Students 3rd - 8th
Part of a longer time line describing the history of the American West, this section covers the period 1829 to 1859 with hyperlinks to stories and people of this time period.
Article
University of Oxford (UK)

American National Biography Online: Depressions, Economic

For Students 9th - 10th
Depressions are sustained troughs in the business cycle characterized by declines in output, employment, income, and trade. While they date from the earliest years of American history, little is known about them from the Colonial Era....
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Panic of 1857

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview with interesting facts about the Panic of 1857, a crisis in financial and economic conditions that engulfed the country for nearly three years.