A presentation covering the history of the Vietnam War beginning with the war for independence from France when it was a French colony. Covers the Geneva Accord and the war between the North and the South and how America became involved....

PublicBookShelf.com offers an excerpt from "The Great Republic by the Master Historians," a book published in the early 1900s that covers the history of the United States. Excerpt provides the reasons behind the Regulators revolt in 1771.

This activity is specifically designed for a field trip to Drayton Hall, which is a historic plantation near Charleston, South Carolina. It does provide a model of how a similar activity could be designed for a local area, and there are...

After the death of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson was responsible for implementing Reconstruction in the South after the Civil War. Read about his views on African-Americans, and the leniency he offered Confederate leaders and soldiers....

From a son of Benjamin Franklin to a Mohawk leader to the governor of Massachusetts, these men chose to side with the British. In a way, the American Revolution was also a civil war. By 1774, American colonists were divided into two...

This site from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, part of the 'Documenting the American South' project, contains information about the slave narratives from their beginnings until 1920 and the importance of this form of...

When four African American North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College students refused to leave the lunch-counter at the F.W. Woolworth store in Greensboro they started the first non-violent, "sit-in" movement. Although the...

Just like the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the first sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter was the beginning of a nonviolent movement to challenge "white only" laws. Read about how the sit-in movement spread across the South. See how...

One of the most aristocratic delegates at the convention, Butler was born in 1744 in County Carlow, Ireland. His father was Sir Richard Butler, member of Parliament and a baronet.

John Rutledge, elder brother of Edward Rutledge, signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born into a large family at or near Charleston, SC, in 1739. He received his early education from his father, an Irish immigrant and...

Read about the growth of railroads throughout the eastern part of the United States, which greatly reduced transportation costs. See why there was opposition to railroads from many groups. Be sure to look at the stereograph of the...

An entry on the Butler family who owned large plantations on the Sea Islands. The "patriarch" was Pierce Butler who also served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.

Information on the ancient Greek sculpture Peplos Kore. Includes an image of the sculpture, a suggested art activity in text and audio as well as a link to "Do More", a place to save or print reflections on the sculpture.

Resource about an ancient African sculpture of a head by an anonymous artist. Includes an image of the sculpture, a suggested art activity in text and audio, links for more information about the sculpture and the possible artist as well...

This clickable map of the United States gives students access to research information from history and tourism to attractions and famous historic figures.

This site, from the Library of Congress, provides a recording project by the WPA during the Depression Era of folk music collected throughout the southern states of the U.S. Supplemented by photos and other material to document life...

A good biography on Pinckney and his role in the formation of the Constitution.

Study the major event that started American Civil War on this site. Kids learn about the Battle of Fort Sumter, South Carolina.

Daniel C. Littlefield, Professor of History at University of South Carolina, explores how plantation or slave labor differed according to location and period.

Brief biographical details on Robert Smalls, an African-American slave who became a naval hero for the Union in the American Civil War and went on to serve as a congressman from South Carolina during Reconstruction.

Dismal Swamp Canal, believed to be the oldest existing excavated waterway in America, runs generally north and south for 22 miles between Deep Creek, Va., and South Mills, N.C. The canal connects the Elizabeth and Pasquotank Rivers,...

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features James E. Clyburn, an American politician who served as a Democratic congressman from South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives (from 1993). He was the second African-American and...

Discover the Georgia Sea Islands which are home to the Geechee and Gullah culture that are part of West African ethnic groups.

The importance of Jonathan Wright's legal career is explained in this encyclopedia article.