| Sites with information about the Birth of Our Nation |
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A New Nation 1784 to 1790: A timeline with historical facts
Formation of a National Government: Facts and information about the time period following the American Revolution, and the formation of the early government of the United States
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: The Formation of the New Nation:For more than 225 years the principle of freedom and our understanding of its implications have evolved dramatically. The selections from this exhibition invite you to read the words and see the images of the men and women who forged this nation. Their words and images provide insights into the complexity of the past. This module on the Birth of our Nation contains a succinct historical overview, learning tools, recommended documents, films, and historic images.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: The Jacksonian Era: For more than 225 years the principle of freedom and our understanding of its implications have evolved dramatically. The selections from this exhibition invite you to read the words and see the images of the men and women who forged this nation. Their words and images provide insights into the complexity of the past. This module on the Jefferson Era containsa succinct historical overview, learning tools, recommended documents, films, and historic images.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: The Jeffersonian Era A portal for American history on the Web; to offer high-quality educational material for teachers, students, historians, and the public; This module on the Jefferson Era contains a succinct a succinct historical overview, learning tools, recommended documents, films, and historic images.
The Library of Congress: Creating the United States: Historical background and information
How Stuff Works: The Early Years of a New Government: Introduction to Early Years of New Government, Westward Expansion, War of 1812
| Documents Important to the Birth of Our Nation |
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| The Charters of Freedom | |
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| The Charters of Freedom | The Constitution (1781–1815) |
| The Articles of Confederation | The Northwest Ordinance |
| The Articles of Confederation | Digital History: The Northwest Ordinance |
| Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government: The Articles of Confederation | History of the Northwest Ordinance |
| The Bill of Rights | The Northwest Ordinance - from Wikipedia |
| Digital History: The Bill of Rights | The Treaty of Paris |
| History for Kids: The Bill of Rights | Treaty of Paris - from Wikipedia |
| The Constitution | Treaty of Paris (1783) |
| Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government: History of the Constitution |
| Events Important to the Birth of Our Nation |
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| Creating the Capital | Ratification of the Articles of Confederation |
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| Creating the United States: Plans for the United States Capital District | January 30, 1781, Maryland Finally Ratifies the Articles of Confederation |
| The 1901 Plan for Washington D.C. | Maryland Ratifies the Articles of Confederation |
| The Constitutional Convention | The Mount Vernon Conference |
| Introduction to the Constitutional Convention | Mount Vernon Conference |
| The Annapolis Convention | Digging a Ditch Toward a New Form of Government: The Mount Vernon Conference |
| How Stuff Works: The Annapolis Convention | Shays' Rebellion |
| Annapolis Convention Resolution | Shays' Rebellion - from Wikipedia |
| History of Shays' Rebellion |
| Expanding Our Nation |
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| The Louisiana Purchase | Louisiana Purchase |
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| Jefferson Acts To Expand The Nation with the Largest Single Land Purchase in U.S. History | Louisiana Purchase - from Wikipedia |
| People Important to the Birth of Our Nation |
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The Founding Fathers Delegates to the Constitutional Convention
Biographies of the Founding Fathers
The Signers of the Constitution
| Individual People Important to the Birth of Our Nation |
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| John Adams | Richard Henry Lee |
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| John Adams | Richard Henry Lee |
| John Adams : A Founding Father | Richard Henry Lee Biography |
| John Dickinson | James Madison |
| John Dickinson | James Madison |
| John Dickinson: The Patriot | James Madison: A Founding Father |
| Benjamin Franklin | Thomas Jefferson |
| Benjamin Franklin | Thomas Jefferson |
| Benjamin Franklin: A Founding Father | Thomas Jefferson: A Founding Father |
| Alexander Hamilton | Daniel Shays |
| Alexander Hamilton | Daniel Shays - from Wikipedia |
| Alexander Hamilton: A Founding Father | George Washington |
| John Hancock | George Washington |
| John Hancock | George Washington : A Founding Father |
| John Hancock: A Founding Father |
| American History Calendar |
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American History Calendar: A calendar site showing American history in a unique way: through a user-friendly web calendar. Birthdays of important people in American history and important events in American history can be viewed; interactive - browse through it and display details on a specific person or event. A printer friendly version of the calendar is also available.
| American History Museum |
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Smithsonian National Museum of American History Search Engine: Discover history through objects, photographs, interactive timelines: Complete archived collections - excellent!
| The History Channel |
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The History Channel: Each month the History Channel takes new explorations into the past and puts them on display for you, utilizing state-of-the-art interactive technology; listen to speeches drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the Twentieth Century. The History Channel Time Machine brings you to a different speech every day; trivia quiz; fact of the day; games
| U.S. History Images |
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U.S. History Images: What better way to learn about and appreciate the history of the United States than through viewing the illustrations of artists from the last century and a half! The images are all in the public domain and are free for anyone to use in any way after viewing the Terms of Use. This website is a work in progress and new images are always being added. Present topics for images include: Life in the Colonies, Colonial Patriots, Native Americans, Native American Culture, The Age of Exploration, and Explorers
| Educational American History Powerpoints |
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| Educational American History Videos |
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| Reference Sites to Help in Your Research |
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American Memory Learning Page of the Library of Congress: Historical collections of photographs, documents, motion pictures, and sound recordings about American culture and history - SEARCHABLE by keyword
The Biographic Dictionary: Covers more than 33,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day- SEARCHABLE by keyword
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z
Information Please: On-Line Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Almanac, and MORE
Who2: Find famous people biographies fast! This site also lists links to more information about each person. - SEARCHABLE by keyword
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