Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Age of Exploration
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the exploration of the Americas. Site includes primary source documents, videos, essays, and lesson plans to help students research the exploration of the new land.
PBS
Timeline of Peter and Paul
A timeline that is a part of a PBS documentary about Peter and Paul. The timeline shows what is happening in the Roman Empire at the same time as events in the Jewish communities.
Other
Alton, Illinois: Elijah Parish Lovejoy
Biography on minister, journalist, and anti-slavery spokesperson Elijah Lovejoy, who was killed by a mob when he was 34. This well written bio focuses on the events on the night of his death.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Civil Conflict: Causes of the Civil War
Presents a list of 38 causes of the Civil War. This is broken up into timelines for 1793-1846 and 1846-1861, with some links to more information. Includes a 3-minute video about the life of Abraham Lincoln.
US Department of State
Office of the Historian: Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were our first attempt at establishing a central government. It established the first Office of Foreign Affairs, but many weaknesses concerning foreign policy soon became apparent. Study how this first...
US Senate
U.s. Senate: The Caning of Senator Charles Sumner
Describes Preston Brooks' attack on Senator Charles Sumner, May 22, 1856, in the Senate after Sumner's famous speech, "Crimes Against Kansas."
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Early European Exploration and Development
A chronological timeline of early European exploration and development in Texas spanning from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Colonial America the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony
Learn about the Eurpoean colonization of America.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Early Islamic World Trade and Commerce
Find out how people in the early Islamic world used their resources for commerce and trade.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: French and Dutch Exploration in the New World
Outline text explaining how the French, Dutch, and English explorers began to make inroads into the Americans in the late 1500s and early 1600s.
Other
Iowa Culture: American Indians and Westward Expansion
Learn the factors, forces or reasons people moved from one geographic area to another in early America.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Scioto Valley, 1847
A map of a section of the Scioto Valley in south-central Ohio, in the vicinity of Chillicothe, showing the ancient monuments built by the Mound Builders of the Hopewell tradition. The letters A, B, C, etc. mark the ancient sites....
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Great Serpent Mound, 1892
A map from 1892 of an overhead view of the Great Serpent Mound, constructed along Bushy Creek by ancient Native Americans in what is now Ohio.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Muskingum
Ancient works on the Muskingum in Ohio.
Ohio State University
Byrd Polar Research Center: Ice Core Paleoclimatology Research Group
This site explains the research of the Ice Core Paleoclimatology Group. See how they are coring ice samples all around the world to help better understand Earth's changing climate. Provides links to teaching materials.
Library of Congress
Loc: Become a Historical Detective
Search American Memory collections and play the role of a detective in this instructional activity that seeks to find out if Billy the Kid really was killed by Pat Garrett at Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
University of California
Ucmp: Getting Into the Fossil Record
A learning module where students tour the fossil record to learn what fossils are, how organisms become fossils, the factors that promote fossilization, how paleontologists find fossils, and why some organisms cannot be fossilized....
Indiana University
Indiana University Bloomington: Earthquakes in Indiana [Pdf]
A detailed brochure with lots of information about the earthquakes that occur in Indiana. Discusses plate tectonics, how fault zones developed in the Mississippi River Valley, faults in Indiana, earthquakes that affected Indiana in the...
NASA
Nasa: Global Climate Change
NASA keeps its eyes on the Earth in this dynamic site that stays with news about climate change. Includes facts, articles, interactive features, visualizations such as the Climate Time Machine, videos, and lots more.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Analyze Hist: Challenge, Choice, Changes [Pdf]
Students can use this chart to help them analyze the cause(s) and effect(s) of historical events. Students will identify historical events and then identify the effects that follow afterward. Extension questions are provided after the...
Pamela Seed
Rice: Latitude: The Art and Science of 15th Century Navigation
This is a great site to read about how navigation began in Europe and what tools were used. Make sure to read the segments on coastal navigation, maps, and ocean currents.
Other
The Silk Road: Yesterday and Today
Virtual learning module on the Silk Road. Students travel from province to province learning about each stop along the way. Interactive lesson including map, assignments, and handouts for students. Teachers will find PowerPoint...
US National Archives
Nara: Charters of Freedom: Constitution of the United States
Comprehensive overview of the U.S. Constitution. Places the Constitution in context with two other founding charters of American democracy and government, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. Includes access to digital...
Other
The Story of the Us Told in 141 Maps
This collection of United States maps includes a year-by-year. Beginning from the Declaration of Independence and extending to present-day, students will learn explore and interact with these maps that change year-by-year.
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