Rice University
American Government 2e
An informative resource provides a textbook on American government that covers topics such as the definition of government and how democracy works. Each section provides brief questions at the end to assess scholars' understanding.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Fighting the Good Fight in World War Ii 1941 1945: The Home Front
Discusses how America prepared for war, the impact on the work force in the United States, how women and other civilians supported the war effort, and how the war affected race relations.
Other
Mises Institute: The Last Indian War [Pdf]
This passionate essay provides an informative history of the battles between Northwest Indians and the US in the 1960s over fishing rights and broken treaties.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Unanticipated Changes Lead to War
Essay on the devastating changes the indigenous peoples of North America faced as Europeans encroached upon and colonized their land.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Battle of Saratoga
The weeks leading up to the Battle of Saratoga were filled with disaster for the British troops. Read about the problems General Burgoyne had, and find out how the Americans took advantage of those problems to deliver a stunning defeat...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "A Native Author Called Roe" by Edward Payson Roe
Text of an autobiographical short story called "A Native Author Called Roe" written by Edward Payson Roe. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: Osceola, Chief of the Seminoles
This ebook version of Edward Sylvester Ellis's "Osceola, Chief Of The Seminoles" has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.