Discusses the rise of labor unions and the history of the Knights of Labor. After the Haymarket Square riots, members deserted it and many joined the American Federation of Labor instead. Includes questions for students at end.

Read about the formation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, a union that represented steel workers, among many other factoy workers. Find out about their tactics used in strikes during the Great Depression.

The Tennessee Encyclopedia offers an interesting account of the Knights of Labor organization, particularly its actions in Tennessee. Read about how immigrants, African Americans, and women were all included in the membership of the...

Comprehensive color map of the famous Appomattox Court House in Virginia, where General Robert E. Lee ultimately surrendered to Union troops leading to defeat in Virginia. Map depicts lines of battle and strategy of both Union and...

This site from the American Revolution Project discusses the state of the union at the end of the Revolutionary War and how the events of the time led to the failure of the Continental Congress and the Articles of Confederation.

Presidents section of American History website provides primary text of John Tyler's four State of the Union Addresses as well as pertinent information on Inaugural Speeches.

From "Epic Battles of the Civil War, 1861-1865" comes this overview of the Main Western Theater in 1861 and 1862. Read about the struggle for Kentucky and the success of the Union at Ft. Henry and Ft. Donelson. Hyperlinks to battle...

From "The Historical Times Encyclopedia of the Civil War" is this explanation of the critical importance of the border states and why the Lincoln administration worked to keep these states as part of the Union.

Ciphers, codes, and wiretaps were all part of the telegraph service in both the Union and Confederacy. Read about the importance of the telegraph in relaying information and obtaining plans surreptitiously. From "Photographic History of...

From "The Photographic History of the Civil War" comes this interesting article by Charles D. Rhodes about Confederate irregulars who harassed the Union troops, often operating on their own.

A lengthy description of the Peninsula Campaign. Read about the strategy involved in this lengthy campaign, the goals, and the results for both the Union and Confederacy. From "Epic Battles of the Civil War" by Curtis M. Jingle, Michael...

Find three articles and a map about the blockading of the Mississippi River by the Confederate troops and the running of that blockade by Union ironclads.

A report on the Battle of New Market by a Confederate general and one by a Union general as well as a map and the official orders of both sides.

The origins of the United States Sanitary Commission is discussed and its work in the aid of Union soldiers of the Civil War, trying "to do what the Government could not" for soldiers. From "The Photographic History of the Civil War" by...

The Selected Civil War Photographs Collection from the Library of Congress is a comprehensive collection of photographs. "The collection also includes portraits of both Confederate and Union officers, and a selection of enlisted men."...

From a lengthy essay on the history of the railroad in the United States. This section describes the events that occurred as the Union Pacific and Central Pacific both reached the endpoint of the railroad at Promontory Point, California....

Resource containing links to Barack Obama's Inaugural Address (2009) and two State of the Union speeches (2010, 2011).

Page containing links to primary source text of Andrew Johnson's speeches, including State of the Union 1866-1868, Cleveland Speech and a speech made to the House of Representatives on his position to veto the first Reconstruction Act.

Inaugural speech and four State of the Union Addresses by President James Knox Polk.

Primary source documents include three State of the Union addresses from 13th President, Millard Fillmore and information on presidents without Inaugural speeches.

Primary text of one Inaugural address and four State of the Union Addresses given by President Franklin Pierce.

Website provides primary source material on James Buchanan, 15th president, including his Inaugural speech of 1857 and four State of the Union Addresses.

Site contains primary source material including Grant's first (1869) and second (1873) Inaugural addresses and eight State of the Union addresses from 1869 to 1876.

Overview on the postwar Cold War conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.