From 1500-2000, an interactive timeline details important events related to Latino Americans. Next, to each date are small, yet informative blurbs—some of which include videos. 

Want to explain the War of Independence without using just a textbook? The resource, an online exhibition, provides direct instruction to scholars. It discusses what led up to the war, the time of the war, and the legacy left behind long...

Almost every American is familiar with the Supreme Court case of Brown vs. Board of Education. Far fewer understand the constitutional reasoning or the wide-ranging consequences of the ruling in the field of criminology. The interesting...

Part of Fordham University's Internet Modern History Sourcebook, this site gives historical background and extensive web resources on American Independence.

America was victorious in the Revolutionary War, but now faced a slew of problems while trying to set up our new nation. Study how we attempted to solve the problems of establishing a government, forming our economy, meeting the needs of...

Essay covers from the Articles of Confederation and the problems of disunity of the new states after the Revolutionary War, internally as well as externally, to the Constitutional Convention, an attempt to address the Articles' problems....

This site is provided for by the University of Groningen. Learn about the struggle for approval by the states of the U.S. Constitution, continuous disagreements after the Constitutional Convention between the Federalists and the...

Overview of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration after his decisive re-election in 1936. Discusses political party organization and the debate over government responsibility to citizens.

Overview of the plight of Native Americans and government policy after Reconstruction in an era of expanding settlement in U.S.

This resource provides information about the rise of big business in America after the Civil War. Read about the modern corporation, increased mechanization, and consumer products.

Kids learn about the Mexican-American War fought over the land rights to Texas after the Texan Revolution on this site.

Overview of the challenges African Americans in the South faced and attempts to overcome the rising issues of discrimination and segregation after Reconstruction.

Section overview on the Latino Movement in which Hispanic Americans pushed for civil rights in post World War II America.

Overview of the successful and failed domestic policies and social reforms of President Harry S. Truman's Fair Deal following WWII.

Section on the post-war economic boom and social changes that hit in the 1920s after World War I.

Brief overview of the conservative approach to domestic fiscal and social programs taken by President Dwight Eisenhower after succeeding and in contrast to President Truman.

Section on the period of unrest at home and abroad following WWI.

Section addresses U.S. tensions over immigration and government policies affecting the number of immigrants allowed to enter the U.S. after World War I.

Outline of the U.S. and the quest for unity in the early 1800s. Article briefly chronicles events such as the War of 1812 as well as political and economic decisions that created a united America separate from Britain.