Adventure Learning Foundation
Adventure Learning Foundation: Colombia
Comprehensive reference tool with an abundance of country specific information about the South American country of Colombia. Content covered includes photos, symbols, history, economy, geography, climate, population, culture, maps, and...
US Department of State
Us Department of State: Archive: Argentina
The U.S. State Department provides extensive information on Argentina at this site, including data on the population, geography, government and economy. (March 2012)
World InfoZone
World Info Zone: Brazil
This resource covers many topics about the South American country of Brazil. Subjects included are geography, architecture, languages, food, economy, sports, environment, population, religion, history, arts, and holidays. There is also a...
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Colonization in Texas: Cultivation of Cotton and Wheat
Discusses the cotton economy in the Lower and Upper South of Texas in the 1800s, and the role transportation played in its growth, or lack thereof in some regions. Wheat was more widely grown in the Upper South where the yeomen farmed.
AllRefer
All Refer: Reference: Colombia: Introduction & Country Profile
Profiled here is the South American country of Columbia. Basic facts are furnished for topics that include: geography, economy, government, people, military, history, and a map.
US Department of State
Us State Department: Archive: Paraguay
Details about economy, people, government, politics, history, and foreign relations are provided for the South American country of the Republic of Paraguay by the U.S. Department of State. (March 2012)
University of Virginia
Virginia Center for Digital History: United States Expansion, 1800 1860
An essay that looks at issues affecting Americans leading up to the Civil War. These included economic changes that led to new ideological, social, cultural, and political issues that further divided the nation along moral and regional...
University of California
The History Project: New Harmony an Experimental, Cooperative Community
The 1820s were a crucial period in our history. Much of the foundation of our modern industrial society was laid during this time. It was an era of optimism and prosperity, but also of social tensions and anxieties. The economy expanded...