Curated OER
Unesco: Usa: La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico
Between the 15th and 19th centuries, a series of defensive structures was built at this strategic point in the Caribbean Sea to protect the city and the Bay of San Juan. They represent a fine display of European military architecture...
PBS
Pbs American Masters: Alfred Stieglitz
A comprehensive site about Stielglitz's historic role in the field of photography. Historically significant photos and documents.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Californio to American: A Study in Cultural Change
This site has a lesson about the ranching industry, creation of California towns and the changes over time. Contains information, inquiry question, historical context, maps, readings, and images.
Wisconsin Historical Society
American Journeys: Eyewitness Accounts Early American Exploration/settlement
A collaborative project of the Wisconsin Historical Society and National History Day, this site contains over 18,000 pages of primary source, eyewitness accounts of North American exploration starting with the Vikings.
Other
Colorado Historical Society: Kit Carson: A Hero in Fact and Fiction [Pdf]
A short biography of the legend of the West, Kit Carson. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
Curated OER
National Park Service: Teaching With Historic Places: Roadside Attractions
This captivating site explores American's love of road trips and includes critical thinking questions and eye-catching pictures. Discover funny and unique roadside attractions throughout America, from buildings shaped like milk bottles...
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Black Participation
This site contains historical information on the difficult situation of African-Americans who fought in the Spanish-American War.
Indiana University
Iupui: Historic New Harmony, Indiana
This is the home site for the landmark town of New Harmony, Indiana, which is the site of two attempted communal livings. Both the Harmonists, from 1814-1825, and the Owenites, from 1825-1826, called New Harmony home in hopes of a great...
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The Taking of Guantanamo
This site contains historical information on the the taking of Guantanamo. This story took place during the Spanish-American War and was told by American correspondents.
Massachusetts Historical Society
Masshist: Massachusetts Historical Society
Site devoted to teaching the history of the state of Masssachusetts.
Library of Congress
Loc: Today in History: December 20: First American Cotton Mill
Library of Congress site gives a brief history and photo of the water-powered cotton mill that was built by Samuel Slater with links to related material for more in-depth study. Also, links to information about other historical events.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The Cuban Revolution of 1895 98
This site contains historical information on the Cuban Revolution that took place before the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Battle of Santiago
This site contains historical information on the Battle of Santiago that took place during the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Escario's Column
This site contains historical information on the legendary advance of Escario's Column. This performance took place after the Spanish-American War.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: On Time
A multimedia-rich site that examines time and our conception of it: marking time, mechanizing time, synchronizing time, saving time, and expanding time.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: Macau Cartographic Images
This site from the Library of Congress provides historical maps and photos of Macau, China.
US National Archives
Nara: American Originals: Louisiana Purchase Treaty
Wonderful NARA site that provides pictures of the original treaty and agreements of the Louisiana Purchase. Brief introduction discusses the amount of land purchased and the cost per acre described by the Purchase.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: West Point in the Making of America
Online part of a Smithsonian exhibit to honor the 200th anniversary of West Point, the site includes history, interactive maps, historical documents and artifacts.
PBS
Pbs American Experience: Edison's Miracle of Light
This site explores the various challenges Edison faced upon attempting to produce electric power. It contains a historical essay, a complete list of Edison's patents, information on the AC and DC currents, recordings produced by the...
University of Groningen
American History: Documents: Navajo Treaty of 1868
This site from the University of Groningen provides the text of the original document of the Navajo Treaty of 1868 signed by President Andrew Johnson.
Other
Brockton Historical Society: Thomas Alva Edison
Site devoted completely to the achievements of Thomas Edison. Includes a detailed biography, inventions, photo gallery, and quotes.
Library of Congress
Loc: Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents
This site from the Library of Congress provides a timeline of the events surrounding the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Click around the Exhibits Home Page for some fantastic treasures housed in the Exhibit Hall.
PBS
Pbs Liberty!: Congress Adds a Bill of Rights
Informative site recounting the events of December 15, 1791, when the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution. Learn about the Bill of Rights and the freedoms it was designed to protect!
Library of Congress
Loc: Stephen Crane
This Library of Congress site provides a brief description of Crane's life as a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War and then provides some excerpts from some of his war correspondences. A bibliography of related works of...