Geographyiq
Geography Iq: Venezuela
It's easy to explore the South American country of Venezuela through "Facts at a Glance". Discover information about geography, culture, economy, government, climate, and more. If you want more, take a look at the notes and commentary.
History of American Wars
History of American Wars: Korean War Facts 1950 1953
Explore the history of the Korean War. Discover how the events unfolded in North and South Korea as the United Nations, with assistance from the United States, came to the aid of South Korea and China, with assistance from the Soviet...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Pacu O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information to help you understand important characteristics of the South American pacu, a freshwater fish.
Other
The Spanish Wars: Spanish American Wars of Independence
A descriptive history of the independence movements in Europe and South America which contributed to the Spanish American Wars from the fifteenth century onward.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: Period 6: 1865 1898
This Khan Academy resource provides a table of contents with notes for several sections of AP US History: Period 6: 1865-1898.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: The Homestead Act and the Exodusters
Explains what the Homestead Act of 1862 was and what it meant for settlers, as well as the Exodus of 1879 when many African Americans became exodusters and left the South. Includes questions for students at end.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Korean Americans
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Korean Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
Other
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, South Carolina
A short but nice biographical article on the life of this delegate from South Carolina to the Constitutional Convention. Also he served in the American Revolution.
Other
Museum of Unnatural History: Virtual Exploration Society: Colonel Percy Fawcett
Read about the exciting adventures of Col. Percy Fawcett as he mapped the jungles of South America in the early 20th century.
Other
Net History: International Internet Histories
Many International countries are challenging the belief that the Internet was born in the USA. This thorough list of links pulls together ongoing research, publications and articles supporting the theory that Internet was collaboratively...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Radical Reconstruction
Article outlining the development of new thought, legislation, politics, and the Reconstruction plans in the South.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The End of Reconstruction
Overview of the gains, corruption and ongoing conflict in the South during the later stages of Reconstruction.
Black Past
Black Past: Stono Rebellion
This encyclopedia article gives information about the Stono Rebellion by South Carolina slaves, and the outcome of the revolt.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Civil War and New Patterns of American Politics
Overview of the new political patterns which developed as a result of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Europe's North South Conflicts Reach the Americas
An essay detailing early English and French exploration and settlement in the New World to challenge Spanish control.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: Johnstown Flood
Examine this historical account of the Johnstown Flood and how it impacted Pennsylvania's history.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: On American Intervention in Korea, 1950
The Modern History Sourcebook offers a very interesting primary source that presents the Soviet position of the beginning of the Korean War. A great resource for comparing US/USSR claims about the origins of the Korean War.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Anglo American Colonization in Texas: Agriculture
Outlines the agricultural differences between the Upper and Lower South of Texas prior to the Civil War.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Race to the End of the Earth
Multimedia-rich exhibition documents the race, in 1911, to be the first to reach the South Pole. Two teams undertook the perilous journey, one British, led by Robert Scott, and one Norwegian, led by Roald Amundsen. With digital dioramas,...
Digital History
Digital History: September 11, 2001
This site has a comprehensive overview of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., including information on Osama bin Laden's background, the formation of Al Qaeda, the attacks themselves, the US response, civil liberties and national...
Virginia History Series
Virginia History Series: Virginia State History Reconstruction to 1900 [Pdf]
Much of Virginia was devastated after the Civil War so a period of rebuilding commenced. Follow Reconstruction through the different plans, the effects on African-Americans and the South. This slideshow has pictures,charts, and maps to...
Hartford Web Publishing
Hartford Black History Project: Citizens of Color: Black Society After Civil War
Discusses the history of the African American community in Hartford, Connecticut, in terms of the migration of former slaves to the city right after the end of the Civil War. Also discusses a second wave of migration as African Americans...
Other
The History of the First Ten Newspapers in America
This site contains a brief history of the first ten newspapers printed in colonial America.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Gullah Net: Gullah Music
Explore aspects of African music as reflected in the songs and music of slaves who lived in coastal South Carolina.