US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The Gettysburg Address (3 5)
Features the text of the speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 known as the Gettysburg Address.
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The Gettysburg Address (6 8)
Offers the full text of the Gettysburg address delivered by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. Links to further information are included.
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Branches of Government: Executive Branch (9 12)
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government provides a description of the executive branch and what it is responsible for. Includes links to related information.
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Symbols of u.s. Government:the White House (K 2)
This site gives some basic information on the White House for a young student.
PublicBookshelf Corporation
Our Country: Citizen Genet
From an 1877 book originally titled "Household History for All Readers," this section discusses Citizen Genet. Genet was the French ambassador who tried to get the US to break its neutrality during Washington's administration.
Curated OER
National Park Service: America's Space Program Exploring a New Frontier
This site includes a lesson for teachers to use when teaching about America's space program. Also included is the history of the space program, maps, readings, images of the space program, and benefits that resulted from space research.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Farewell to Isolation
President Wilson's claim, "he kept us out of war," did not last. Read about the increasing number of reasons for American to declare war against Germany. See why war was finally declared in April, 1917.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Victorian Values in a New Age
See the tension between Victorian morality and new ideas as America became urbanized. Read about the Comstock Law, and find out about the first woman to run for president,
Country Studies US
Country Studies: United States and Asia
This site explains how, as the race for empire gained momentum, the U.S. sought trade relations with China by the late 1800s. Late to the game, the Open Door Policy secured equal trading opportunities for all countries involved. The...
Scholastic
Scholastic: u.s. Constitution Changes With the Times
Clear, concise overview of the "voting" amendments to the Constitution. Includes quotes from 20th century Justices and Presidents about Amendments they thought were needed.
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Obama and Bp Set Up $20 Billion Fund
Briefly discussed is President Obama's call for British Petroleum to set up a compensation fund in the amount of twenty billion dollars and the appointment of Kenneth Feinberg to oversee the fund. (16 June 2010)
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The New Deal
A brief biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the ideas he had for getting the United States back on its feet during the Great Depression.
A&E Television
History.com: Thomas Jefferson Videos: Declaration of Independence
A video featuring the Declaration of Independence. Tom Brokaw addresses why the Continental Congress found the need for the revolutionary document. [4:00]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Iran Contra Affair
Ronald Reagan earned the nickname the "Teflon President" since scandals never reduced his popularity. The Iran-Contra Affair was one such scandal that plagued his second term. This source offers an explanation of the scandal, references...
OpenStax
Open Stax: From Cold War to Culture Wars, 1980 2000: The Reagan Revolution
Article discusses the details and events of Ronald Reagan's presidency. Includes timeline, questions for discussion, link to information about Yuppie culture, and link to Ronald Reagan Presidential Library for access to speeches and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Election of 1968
Richard Nixon was elected president during a tumultuous year in American history. Examine his campaign through this summary, references for further reading, questions for analysis, and a question/answer section from the community.
Other
The Constitution of the State of Nevada
The complete text of the Nevada Constitution. The Nevada constitution of July 4, 1864 forbid slavery and allowed for President Lincoln to proclaim that the State of Nevada was admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Political Storms 1968 1980: Coming Apart, Coming Together
Page discusses the election of 1968 in which Richard Nixon garnered the votes of white blue-collar workers and moderate southerners to become president. Questions for discussion, glossary and links to primary source material.
Curated OER
National Park Service: George Washington Birthplace National Monument
The National Park Service site for the George Washington Birthplace National Monument located in Westmoreland County, VA.
Digital History
Digital History: The War at Home
By the middle of the 1960s, American public opinion was beginning to favor US withdrawal from the Vietnam War. After the Tet Offensive in 1968 and Nixon's secret bombings of Cambodia, the majority of Americans were calling for complete...
Digital History
Digital History: The March on Washington
In August 1963, more than 200,000 people marched from the Washington Memorial to the Lincoln Memorial for civil rights. Read about that day in this brief article.
Digital History
Digital History: Before the American War
Before Vietnam became the stage for an American war against international communism, it was a war between France and Indochina. France, concerned about losing their colonial holdings in Indochina and therefore losing international...
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Meriwether Lewis
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2004 to commemorate Meriwether Lewis. With a short passage on his life and contributions to exploration in the US.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Adams National Historic Park
Read an overview of Massachusett's Adams National Historic Park, which contains over five generations of history for the Adams family. Links to more specific information about the park and traveling there are available.