A student reader shares information about the history of slavery, the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln, women's contributions to the war, the Emancipation Proclamation, and reconstruction.

An exhibition that commemorated the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. While slavery caused the war, the war was not begun to free the slaves, but to determine whether the Confederate States of America would be allowed to break...

Photos collected from 1943 capture moments during World War II.

A collection of photos from 1944 capture moments during World War II.

An assortment of photos which illustrate moments of post-World War II.

[Free Registration/Login Required] The passage "War Stories" is a collection of three interviews with people who experienced some aspect of World War II collected as a part of the "Eyewitness to History" Contest. Comprehension questions...

In this course Professor David Blight explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877 through twenty-seven video lectures. The primary goal of the course is to understand the multiple...

Digital History tells the story of children's lives during the Civil War through their own words. The eight sections are titled: Child Soldiers, Conditions in the Contraband Camps, The Southern Homefront, the Northern Homefront, Near the...

Included here are primary source documents that tell the story of Civil War soldiers in their own words. These historic documents tell why men and boys joined so enthusiastically, and what trials and suffering were endured.

Read this harrowing account of a German-American farmer whose nativist neighbors suspected his alliegiance to the United States after the country entered the war against Germany in World War I.

Find a large collection of internet resources organized around World War I. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.

Loads of information! Read a short description of the actual Battle and a piece that was written by Maj. Gen. Couch after the War, and much more. Includes the official descriptions and descriptions of the battle from various sources.

AP U.S. History learning module covers Manifest Destiny, conflict over slavery and events leading to the Civil War.

This is an online study guide for the novel The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.

Find a large collection of internet resources organized around World War II. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.

This timeline is a continuation of a look at the war effort in Britain during World War I, and how it had taken its toll on people and communities.

Find personal narratives from Hispanic Americans that served in World War II. Many faced harrowing experiences in war only to be discriminated against upon returning home.

Students will surmise what life was like for soldiers fighting in the Civil War by viewing photographs from that time period. Students will answer questions in small groups and reconvene for a whole class discussion.

Students will analyze a series of photographs taken by renowned photographer Mathew Brady to reflect on the lives of soldiers during the Civil War. The holdings of the National Archives include over 6,000 photographs taken by Brady and...

By reading this section of a chapter on "America's War for Independence," students will be able to outline the British southern strategy and its results, describe key American victories in the war, and also identify the main terms of the...

The U.S. invasion of Iraq was ten years ago this week. This article describes the impact that the war has had on both the U.S. and Iraq, as well as other countries in the region.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is about Walt Disney's contribution to winning World War II based on information provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Public Affairs. It is followed by a comprehension...

A instructional activity where students examine the journal of a young Scottish woman, Janet Schaw, visiting North Carolina in 1775. She writes of her experiences observing the tensions and rivalries in the Cape Fear River area that...

Learning module with primary resources and questions for discussion on the Copperheads and the limits of free speech and government criticism in times of war.