Just how long did it take the framers to write the Constitution? What role did the drafting process play? Scholars examine various drafts from the Constitutional Convention to gain a better understanding of its formation. Interactive...

Using primary sources, maps, and an interactive M&M game, young historians examine the American revolution as if they were detectives trying to solve a crime. Resource includes graphic organizers and a final writing prompt to aid...

The author takes verses from the Bible and uses them to describe Assyrian interaction with Judah and Israel in and around 730 BC.

This website provides an annotated, on-line version of the Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth. It provides an introduction, character bios with images, themes, a glossary, summaries of each scene of each Act, and the complete text with...

This resource for teaching Poe's "The Raven" marks his use of literary devices and vocabulary. As students cursor over highlighted words, vocabulary is defined and the uses of assonance, alliteration, and internal rhyme are pointed out....

Interactive timeline with audio feature depicts the key events of "The Battle of the Bulge" which took place in northern France beginning December 16, 1944 to January 18, 1945 as told through the daily situation maps made for the US...

Available on this informative site is an interactive copy of the original Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890. You can also view larger images, a typed transcript, and download a .PDF file. Beneath the interactive image is a brief but...

Primary source documents on westward expansion convey the impact expanison had on national unity and provides a sense of interactions with Native Americans. Includes reading guide, links to supplemental material, and questions for...

Images showing early California exploration and settlement dating from 1780s through the 1830s and describing the social, political, cultural, and economic life and interactions among pre-Columbian people of California.

Interactive image of the original document through which President Andrew Jackson called for "Indian Removal," in 1830. Includes transcription as well as background and overview of the text and results of the Indian Removal policy.

The Monroe Doctrine has been used in the past 180 years to let the United States' stance on European involvement in the Western Hemisphere be known. On this interesting site you can view an interactive copy of the original pages of the...

A wonderful interactive look at an original copy of the Treaty of Paris (1783). This treaty ended the Revolutionary War. Along with the original copy is a brief, informative paragraph. Also find links to larger images and downloadable...

See the original copy of the United States Constitution! This interactive page lets you point to the part you would like to see. Along with background information, you can also link to larger images, a typed transcript, and downloadable....

An interactive experience with the Bill of Rights. The Our Documents group allows you to view a copy of the original Bill of Rights. There is a brief information section along with links to larger images, a typed transcript, and...

An interactive exploration of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which was signed in 1848 and ended the Mexican-American War. Puts the treaty in context, makes reference to U.S. territorial gains, and includes links to larger images, a...

An outstanding, interactive copy of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the legislation that repealed the Missouri Compromise. Historical context included, as well as links to larger images, a typed transcript, and a downloadable PDF file.

This resource includes a copy of the original diagram and application that Thomas Edison submitted for the electric light bulb. Along with the interactive pictures you can access a typed transcript, larger images, a downloadable .PDF...

Interactive image of the Treaty of Paris of 1783. Allows for downloads of the document as well as seeing large, clear scanned in images of the documents. Click on the Tools for Educators to find a wealth of teaching resources.

An interactive Declaration of Independence. Passages of the original document are accompanied by typed text, and each founding father has a biography, a portrait, and a map showing where they are from.

Interactive exhibition makes use of personal letters and diaries to document the life and experiences of Civil War nurse Amanda Akin.

Presents a historical survey of the cold war by using documents. Explores the documents through an interactive site as a pathway through history.

This is an introductory course teaching the basics of the Arabic language. You'll learn some basic expressions that you will find very useful in everyday interactions, such as greeting people, and how to introduce yourself to someone.

This is an introductory course teaching the basics of the German language. You'll learn some basic expressions that you will find very useful in everyday interactions, such as greetings, courtesy expressions, and simple questions that...

This is an introductory course teaching the basics of the Italian language. You'll learn some basic expressions that you will find very useful in everyday interactions, such as greeting people, introducing yourself and some very useful...