Extractions: browse and search using the collection Select a New Teaching Politics Destination Images of American Political History Conference Papers Book Reviews Virtual Conference The Guide to Teaching Multimedia Resources H-Teachpol Discussion List The Web Crawler About Teaching Politics Teaching Politics Home Page Access the images through the browse/search link, above. Details on using the collection can be obtained through the above link. Creation of this collection was supported by a Robert H. Michel Civic Education grant from the Dirksen Congressional Center. Thanks also to Geoffrey S. Paul for access to his antique books and to the Special Collections Division of the Michigan State University Library for images from the American Radicalism Collection. Top of Page Images of American Political History. All images are believed to be in the public domain. Teaching Politics is published by William J. Ball (
Historical Text Archive: Articles: African American times); An Africanamerican Bibilography history (read 13844 times);An African-american Bibliography Education (read 10878 times); http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=listarticles&secid=8
Welcome To Great American History! Welcome to Great american history! We provide free educational materialon the subjects of the american Civil War and Abraham Lincoln. http://members.tripod.com/~greatamericanhistory/
Extractions: Lesson Plans for Study of Abraham Lincoln In "The Outline of the Civil War" you'll find easy access to other websites that cover various topics on the Civil War, organized in an easy-to-use "Outline" fashion. This is a popular site for educators and students of the Civil War. In the "Civil War Library" you'll find free educational material on the subjects of the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln. Included in the library: Quotes on the subject of Lincoln's Faith in God Information on The Thirteenth Amendment Recommended Reading on The Civil War Unsung Heros of the Civil War Fun stuff like Civil War Generals Wordsearch Educational aids such as Civil War Quizzes Educational articles such as Lincoln Wins the Republican Nomination in 1860 Religious Revival in Civil War Armies Favorite Links to various history-related websites and more!
NARA | Exhibit Hall | Exhibit Hall Main Page american Originals Travelling Exhibit, american Originals Traveling Exhibit Recordsof famous, pivotal, groundbreaking, and even odd moments in our history. http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/
Extractions: Where Is...? / How Do I...? Where Is...? Hot Topics / What's New The Constitution The Declaration of Independence The Bill of Rights Genealogy Veterans' Service Records Archival Research Catalog (ARC) Access to Archival Databases (AAD) eVetRecs Electronic Records Archives (ERA) Archives Library Info. Center (ALIC) Calendar of Events FAQs FOIA Reading Room Information Security Oversight Office Interagency Working Group (IWG) Locations and Hours (Facilities) Media Desk Organization Chart Preservation Prologue Magazine Publications How Do I...? Use this Site Order Copies Contact NARA Visit NARA Apply for a Job Volunteer at NARA Research Online Find a Public Law Apply for a Grant Find Records Management Training June 6, 2004 Online Exhibits: Page 1 of 4 Go To Page: The Charters of Freedom
Teaching American History Grant Program Recursos en español, Teaching american history Grant Program. Studentswill develop an appreciation for the great ideas of american history. http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/
Extractions: Provide Feedback with our online survey. Find Programs Office Title ... Archive Select a Topic Accountability Achievement Gap Choice Charter Schools Early Childhood FAFSA Faith-Based Find a School Flexibility International Ed Learning Resources Math Reading Safe Schools Science Suppl Services Teacher Quality Technology What Works Advanced Search About ED Offices Program Type: Discretionary/Competitive Grants The Teaching American History Grant program is a discretionary grant program funded under Title II-C, Subpart 4 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The goal of the program is to support programs that raise student achievement by improving teachers' knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of American history. The program supports competitive grants to local educational agencies. The purpose of these grants is to promote the teaching of traditional American history in elementary and secondary schools as a separate academic subject. Grants are used to improve the quality of history instruction by supporting professional development for teachers of American history. In order to receive a grant, a local educational agency must agree to carry out the proposed activities in partnership with one or more of the following: institutions of higher education, nonprofit history or humanities organizations, libraries, or museums.
Teacher Resources- Lesson Plans Students use documents from the american Memory collections to explore these questions teachercreatedand classroom-tested lessons found in the Lesson index. http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/
Extractions: W hy does each region of the United States have its own distinct flavor? How did the diverse cultures of its people create the American West? Students use documents from the American Memory collections to explore these questions in Images of Our People: A Patchwork of Cultures. This is just one of many teacher-created and classroom-tested lessons found in the Lesson Index. Use these resources to learn more about constructing lessons with primary sources:
Extractions: Africana : The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience The monumental one-volume encyclopedia of the African and African American experience, co-edited by Harvard scholars Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Kwame Anthony Appiah, and supervised by a superlative board including, for example, Nobel Prize winning author Wole Solyinka. SOCIETY AND CULTURE Black Quest: Power Resource Links Watoto World: For African Heritage Children, Parents, And Educators African Wedding Guide The Black Student Caucus Links Dread History: The African Diaspora,
American Source Documents history Central american Source Documents . The Age of Explorers (1600).Colonies (1600-1760). Revolutionary War (1760-1785). New Nation (1785-1820). http://www.multied.com/documents/
Extractions: FORT WORTH, Texas (CNN) A growing number of American Airlines pilots are reporting for duty, but some ticket- holders still face travel headaches. About 250 flights, or about 11 percent, scheduled for Monday were canceled because not all of the pilots were immediately available for flying. However, airline officials think they can resume regular service this week. According to American, pilots have been taking themselves off the sick list at a rapid rate since a federal judge on Saturday held the Allied Pilots Association (APA) and two top board members in contempt of an order that pilots return to work. He promised sizable fines against the union.
Revolutionary War On this site you can see the major events leading up to and over the course ofthe american Revolutionary War. MULTIMEDIA history CDROMS 1800-866-6434. http://www.multied.com/revolt/
Extractions: Navigation: Revolutionary War War of 1812 Civil War Chronology of WW II ... Vietnam War American History: Civics: A Glossary Amistad Gallery of Railroad Stations Elections: US Elections Aviation: WW II: American Aircraft Navy History: US Carriers US Navy Battleships US Patrol Boats US Cruisers Other: History of The Middle East HistoryCentral.com America's Wars Revolutionary War Revolutionary war On this site you can see the major events leading up to and over the course of the American Revolutionary War. The entries are taken from the our CD Rom on the Revolutionary War. The CD includes additional information on each entry, plus full-screen photos and drawings. In addition, the program includes 3,000 pages of primary source documents, famous quotes, legends of the Revolution and much more. You can learn more about the program by reading the Teacher's Guide at the site, or by viewing some of the sample screens, attached. HOW TO ORDER....
Virtual Marching Tour Of The American Revolutionary War Road to Valley Forge BACKGROUND TO THE CAMPAIGN A quick history of the British retreatduring battle, but fog and confusion turned the american advance around. http://www.ushistory.org/march/
Making Of America The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology,american history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/
Extractions: aking of America (MoA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. The collection currently contains approximately 8,500 books and 50,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints. For more details about the project, see About MoA . Making of America is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Digital History This site was updated on 24May-04 . http://www.gliah.uh.edu/index.cfm
American Academy In Rome - The Library The Library acquires approximately 2,000 volumes per year and holds subscriptions to approximately 600 current periodicals. The Library houses noteworthy collections in contemporary art and architecture, landscape architecture, Italian history and literature, american literature, historical travel books, and music. Research affiliation Research Library Group. http://www.aarome.org/library.htm
Extractions: The Library acquires ca. 2,000 volumes per year and subscribes to approximately 600 current periodicals. Preference is given to scholarly publications in the core subjects listed above. A special priority is given to publications from the United States, in the conviction that the Academy has a responsibility to represent the best of American scholarship to Rome's multinational community. Italian local and regional publications in the Library's main fields often difficult to obtain in the United States are another acquisitions priority. The Academy Library welcomes gifts, especially the publications of its Fellows and readers. There is an active Friends of the Library program on both sides of the Atlantic. Over 50 readers use the Library every day. The main users of the Library are the Fellows and Residents of the American Academy, but reading passes are also issued to Italian scholars, qualified Roman residents, and Visiting Artists and Scholars. Persons applying for a reading pass are generally expected to have a graduate degree and to bring a letter of introduction, but exceptions are made for the use of publications not available elsewhere.
America's West - Development & History The american Revolution This site contains a complete american history, fromthe colonial period until modern times, including westward expansion. http://www.americanwest.com/
Extractions: Featuring: Westward Expansion, Western Trails, America's Freedom Documents, Cowboys, Indians, Native Americans, Pioneers, Trappers, Scouts, Gunslingers (the whole dang blang shootin' match is heah, bucko!) Search AmericanWest for a topic. A special segment of this site is devoted to the Modern West Native American Tribes and Nations Native Americans' "CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE", your one-stop source for in-depth and extensive information on Native Americans, covering the past, the present and the future. There are also stories on famous Indian Chiefs and many 19th century pictures. Many Home Pages for Native American Nations, Organizations, Institutions and Individuals. Many information sources are from the Government and there are possibilities to contact Representatives directly via email.
American Immigration Walt Whitman. Introduction The american Immigration Home Page was startedas a part of a school project for a 10th grade american history Class. http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Immigration/
Extractions: The American Immigration Home Page was started as a part of a school project for a 10th grade American History Class. The project was meant to give information as to how immigrants not only were treated, but also why they decided to come to America. Feel free to explore the rest of the site. A very crude WWW animation can be viewed with a much better animation on the way. Statistics of this page can also be viewed. Other projects made by AAST students can be found at the Academy Projects Home Page This page has been accessed: Over 2500 times before its move. (exact number unknown)
Gale - Free Resources - Black History Month - Biographies - Home Women s history Month. Biographies. Literary index Glossary of Literary TermsHow to Write a Term Paper Citing Information from Thomson Gale Databases. http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/
Extractions: The AFRO-American Almanac ® is an on-line presentation of the African in America. A historical perspective of a nation, its people, and its cultural evolution. From the beginning of the slave trade through the Civil Rights movement, to the present. Information that will give you a better understanding of the problems we face today as a nation. Various presentation formats are used to better portray the diversity that is African and American. Your comments are welcomed. We hope you enjoy your visit to the AFRO-American Almanac