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Wikipedia: Timeline of United States History
This site from the Wikipedia encyclopedia presents a timeline of important events that occurred in the United States from the 16th century on. Links are provided throughout this article for additional information on related subjects.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Eyewitness to History (Lesson Plan)
Understanding the important events in United States history and being able to recognize how history affects current events are crucial skills for students. This lesson plan lets them examine and analyze important milestones through...
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: United States
Learn about religion in the United States, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile. Includes general facts, history, and religious data.
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Country Studies: Bolivia and the United States
Explores the relationship of the United States and Bolivia during the 1980s concentrating mostly on the narcotics industry and their joint fight in the drug wars.
World Atlas
World Atlas: United States of America
A comprehensive guide to the United States of America including a variety of maps, statistics, facts, and information on history, geography, flags, symbols, travel, and much more.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: United States History Map: From Sea to Shining Sea
A great interactive map that reinforces your knowledge of the geographic features of the United States. Begin by reading general information on reading maps, then play the game.
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United States Military Academy at West Point
This resource is the official home of the United States Military Academy at West Point. It gives information about the academy, including each of the different programs it offers. It also gives information about the admissions program,...
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Geologic Provinces of the United States: Records of an Active Earth
Discover what geological treasures abound all around the nation. The United States has been organized into provinces based on geological features. Click on a province on the map, or on the links below it, to view a page of information...
US Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture: Usda for Kids
The United States Department of Agriculture home page for kids. Links to many activities and learning sites.
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Emazine: The "Gilded Age" in the United States
This article from a wider history of the world focuses on presidential administrations from Benjamin Harrison in 1890 through the Wilson administration. Read about the domestic policies and foreign affairs from 1890-1920.
A&E Television
History.com: Muhammad Ali vs. the United States of America
Fifty years after Muhammad Ali refused military induction during the Vietnam War, a new book, "Sting Like a Bee: Muhammad Ali vs. the United States of America, 1966-1971" by Leigh Montville examines the heavyweight champ's controversial...
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Second Bank of the United States
This resource provides a short description of the Second Bank of the United States. It contains a part of President Andrew Jackson's veto of the renewal bill for the Bank's charter.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Geologic Provinces of the United States: Basin and Range Province
Resource provides a description of the topography of the Basin and Range province focusing on its fault history and water drainage system.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History by Era: The Age of Jackson
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read about the growth of the United States in population, economy, territory during the Age of Jackson. Named after the dynamic president, Andrew Jackson, the age encompassed much more than Jackson's...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Americans and Great War 1914 1919: The United States Prepares for War
Details what America did to prepare and execute its entry into World War I, and how the government used propaganda to win public support for the war effort.
OpenStax
Open Stax: The United States Goes Back to War
By reading this section of a chapter on "The New Republic", students will be able to describe the causes and consequences of the War of 1812, identify the important events of the War of 1812, and explain their significance.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: United States History: The Second New Deal
This site describes how as a result of mounting criticisms and a need for more economic relief and recovery, FDR introduced another series of programs, known as the Second New Deal, aimed at fighting unemployment and poverty and...
Bowling Green State University
United States History: Industrialization, Urbanization, and Immigration
These are study notes for key points when learning about the industrialization of America during the Gilded Age. Looks at causes and consequences of the First and Second Industrial Revolutions, the impact of rapid urbanization, and the...
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National Park Service: Women's History Month
This site highlights historic properties listed in the National Register, National Register publications, and National Park units which commemorate the events and people, the designs and achievements that help illustrate the contribution...
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Us flag.org: The History of the United States Flag
Provides the history of the Flag and what significant events have occurred around the flag.
US Department of State
Office of the Historian: The United States and the Haitian Revolution
Study the roots of the Haitian Revolution and the American response. Our policy shifted many times from 1791 until we recognized Haiti's independence in 1862. Read the following synopsis to better understand our ambivalence.
Science Struck
Science Struck: 15 Worst Natural Disasters in History of u.s.
Presents a list of the fifteen worst natural disasters to strike the United States and its territories, along with descriptions, year, number of casualties, cost, and where each occurred.
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museum
United States Indian Policy During the Late 19th Century: Change and Continuity
By the 1890's, the status of Indian people seemed to validate Frederick Jackson Turner's claim that "the frontier has gone, and with its going has closed the first period of American history." Natives ceased to threaten the Republic...
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The United States of America: Vietnam War Commemoration
Website commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War celebrates veterans and their families, allies and Armed Forces. Provides history, maps and timeline of events.
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