Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Technology of the 1800s
[Free Registration/Login Required] Article considers the inventions and innovations in communication, transportation, and manufacturing that drove America forward in the nineteenth century. Includes a link to an interactive history of...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Anti Chinese Movement of the 1800s
Analyze primary sources in the media gallery and create an illustrated poem to learn how and why Chinese Americans were seen as threats to American society during the 1800s. This Anti-Chinese movement was one of the earlier incidents of...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Lands of Promise
Outline about the promising economic times of an expanding America during the 1800s, including changes taking place in New England, the South, the Midwest and West.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: Market Revolution: Society and Culture
A quick comprehension check over the society and culture of the market revolution in the early 1800s.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Technology and Change
Oultine of the changes in industry and technology during the 1800s, bringing tremendous growth of big business, urbanization and railroads.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Revolution in Agriculture
Article outlining the extraordinary achievements in agriculture during the 1800s.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Philosophy and Literature: History and Literature
Discusses the state of literature and written history in the 1800s as they related to the development of a national identity, and the role Romanticism played. With the passage of time, more serious literature emerged and authors began to...
Other
Hermann Area Chamber of Commerce: History and Heritage
The German town of Hermann, Missouri, established due to its likeness to the Rhine Valley, offers a great deal of history since the early 1800's.
State of Florida
Florida Historical Resources: Florida History: Florida Development
In this resource, the growth and development of Florida from the late 1800's until the Great Depression is the focus. Large scale agriculture, tourism, railway construction, and real estate were all highly successful during that time.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1844 1877: Quiz 1
A quick five question quiz over US history in the mid 1800s.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: Quiz 1
A five-question quiz mainly over westward expansion in the late 1800s.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: The Rise of Industrial Capitalism
A quick comprehension check over the rise of industrial capitalism in America in the late 1800s.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: Quiz 3
A quick comprehension check over reform movements in the US during the mid 1800s.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: Expanding Democracy
An overview of voting and democracy in the early 1800s.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: Expanding Democracy
A quick comprehension check over the expansion of democracy in the early 1800s.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Immigration: Framing Soo Hoo Lem Kong
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource presents a primary lesson plan that looks at primary sources to learn about Chinese immigration to California.
Digital History
Digital History: The Transformation of the Rural Countryside
Read about the household industries that provided work and hard currency for farm families in the early 1800s. Find out why these industries declined within 30 years.
Other
Red Mountain High School: The Growing u.s. In the Late 1800's/early 1900's [Pdf]
A PowerPoint presentation covering American history during the second Industrial Revolution. Learn the forces behind monopolies, the growth of cities, and the development of labor unions among other aspects of progression at this time in...
InterKnowledge Corp.
Geographia World: History of Belgium
Explore the history of Belgium through a timeline, starting with the Celts and ending with information on the "New Kingdom," the 1800s to the end of the 20th century.
TexasHistory.com
Texas history.com: Texas' Indian Reservations
The State of Texas established two Indian reservations in the mid-1800s, overseen by the United States Indian agent, Major Robert Neighbors. At the time, Texas was rife with racism and distrust towards the native peoples, which was...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Things to Do at Home
Families can come together through games designed to make history something fun and integral to family life. Build a sod house like prairie settlers did in the 1800s. Go back in time to visit five families that lived in the same house...
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: Conestoga Wagon
A good description of the history of the Conestoga wagon and its use on Pennsylvania roads and the trans-Allegheny area in the late 1700s and ealry 1800s.
Other
Digicam History
DigicamHistory.com is an educational site for digital camera enthusiasts interested in the history of the digital camera. Click on different hyperlinked years to explore cameras through the 1800s up to today's digitals.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Looks at the garment factory industry in the 1800s and the early part of the 20th century, where workers toiled in sweatshop conditions. After a terrible fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911, labor unions gained support in...