Historical illustrations reveal more than what they are meant to portray. After reading Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, high schoolers view a series of illustrations, movie posters, photographs, and book covers that exemplify...

This collection uses primary sources to explain the early exploration of the Americas.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A look into the history of the Americas from the beginning of time to 1620. Learn about the American Indians, imperial rivalries, and exploration with resources from this page.

This brochure from the Army's Center of Military History gives an extensive account of the little-reported on American theater of World War II. Read about the preparations for hemispheric defense, the few breaches of the defense, and the...

A collection uses primary sources to explore the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

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 collection of primary sources to explore the motivations and realities behind life in the American colonies.

This collection uses primary sources to explore blackface minstrelsy in modern America.

This collection uses primary sources to explore The Awakening by Kate Chopin.

This collection uses primary sources to explore visual art during the Harlem Renaissance.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the impact of women blues performers.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the New Woman ideal.

This collection uses primary sources to explore settlement houses during the Progressive Era.

This collection uses primary sources to explore F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby.

A collection uses primary sources to explore the construction of the Panama Canal.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the secession of southern states from the United States prior to the Civil War.

An extensive collection of original maps drawn during the colonial period of United States history.

A collection of primary source material from the modern age, explores the 1920s and how it relates to today. Section includes introductory notes, classroom discussion questions, and supplemental links to related resources.

Original founding documents supported by explanations and articles. Includes the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

Essay on the Enlightenment as typified in America by Benjamin Franklin.

Contains 9 sections of primary resource material, introductory notes, classroom discussion questions, and supplemental links to resources on the American Revolutionary War era from 1775 to 1783.

Seven sections of primary resource materials with introductory notes, classroom discussion questions, and supplemental links on the questions, discussion and debate over the U.S. Constitution.

This essay discusses how religion influenced people in regards to fighting the British during the American Revolution. There are several primary sources to examine in this site.

An overview of the construction of America's Transcontinental Railway, and its completion when the last spike was driven (after several misses) in Utah to connect the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific railways. Travel across the...