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HistoryBuff: Search for resources and information about the American Revolution
American Civil War Archive: Civil War Documents, Books, and Other Information; American Civil War Preservation Groups, Civil War Collections, Reenactment and Living History Web, US Library of Congress, Orders of Battle, Regimental Histories, Other American Civil War Sites of Interest, Civil War Poetry and Music The American Civil War Experience: People, Experiences, Battles, and Timelines, and more American Civil War Homepage: Links to the most useful electronic files about the American Civil War Civil War at the Smithsonian: Online resource about the Civil War. Digitized images cover slavery and abolition, the weapons and leaders of the war, and the life and culture of the times. Civil War for Kids: Illustrated Timeline, The Emancipation Proclamation, Uniforms, and the Biographies of Civil War Leaders Civil War History: A timeline, list of battles, an archive of historic places and, of course, the people who were involved. A fine collection of photos Civil War Links: Lots of informational links to sites with facts and information about the Civil War Civil War Photograph Collection The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: The Civil War: 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 Civil War contains a succinct historical overview, learning tools, recommended documents, films, and historic images. History Place: U.S. Civil War 1861-1865 Jump Back in Time: Civil War: Facts and information about the Civil War Outline of American History: SECTIONAL CONFLICT: Historical Background Outline of the Civil War: Background and Causes of the War; Political and Social Catalysts for the War; Major Political and Military Leaders; Events & Battles of 1861-1862; Naval War; Events & Battles of 1863; Events & Battles of 1864-1865; Civilians and Miscellaneous; Reconstruction Sectional Conflict: Historical background, facts and information about the Civil War Selected Civil War Photographs Home Page: Large collection of photographs of the Civil War - SEARCHABLE by keyword U.S. Civil War Center: A center which promotes the study of the Civil War, Civil War Documents, Presidential documents, over 2000links to other Civil War information sites - SEARCHABLE by keyword The
Valley of the Shadow: Two
Communities in the American Civil War: Archives which include:
maps and images; military records; letters and diaries; newspapers;
reference library - SEARCHABLE by
keyword
Crisis
at Fort Sumterisis
at FortSumter Abolition: African-American American American Mosaic Exhibition (Library of Congress): Historical information and facts; documents and more Abolitionists: Freedom Sympathizers and Fighters: Historical information, facts Conflict of Abolition and Slavery: Historical information; map comparing free and slave states, early copy of the Liberator, and MORE Dred Scott and the Dred Scott Decision: Historical background; information and facts The Dred Scott Case: The records displayed in this exhibit document the Scotts' early struggle to gain their fredom through litigation, and are the only existand records of this signbificant case as it was heard in the St. Louis Circuit Court Dred Scott: A Hard Shove for a "Nation on the Brink": The Impact of Dred Scott: The beginnings of Scott vs. Sandford: The case in the federal judicial system; The decision; Dissenting opinions and reactions; the road to civil war The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: Slavery: 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 Slavery contains a succinct historical overview, learning tools, recommended documents, films, and historic images. The Shape of American Slavery: Historical information about the history of slavery in America Slave Revolts: Historical Background, facts, and information Understanding Slavery: Historical background, facts The African American Journey: Facts and information about: From Africa to America, From Slavery to Freedom, The First Years of Freedom
The Underground Railroad: Historical information which includes a timeline, people, and events The Underground Railroad Freedom Center: The section on Slavery's Past is interesting. One feature (Places) is a clickable map showing locations of railroad stops. Another is the People section that contains stories of the work of people involved in the abolitionist movement and theUnderground Railroads Underground
Railroad: Facts
and information about the Underground Railroad, the people, and MORE
Civil
War Women:
Links to primary sources on the Internet that are directly related to
women and the Civil War
Jump Back in Time: Reconstruction: Facts and information about the Reconstruction after the Civil War
1upinfo.com: A free enclyclopedia to use for researching topics - SEARCHABLE by keyword American Memory Learning Page of the Library of Congress: Historical collections of photographs, documents, motiion pictures, and sound recordings about American culture and history - SEARCHABLE by keyword Biographies of Famous People Both Past and Present: - 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. 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.
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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 American Historical Atlas: Territorial expansion of the United States Archiving Early America: A wealth of resources about 18th Century America, original newspapers, maps, writings, biographies Historical Text Archive Archive: Collection of Essays about important events in history History Buff: Resources about America's history - SEARCHABLE by keyword History of the United States Complete Historical Archive: Directory listed in alphbetica order by events History Place: American Revolution, Civil War, featured articles, history of the U.S.A. Liberty Online: Historical People and their words, historical documents, historical geography, battle maps, links to other map sites Smithsonian
National Museum of American History: Complete
archived collections SEARCHABLE by keyword
The American Experience / Wayback: Monthly online magazine aimed at middle school students which highlights historical events, topics, and persons in American history with articles, photographs, factoids and more.
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 Index/School Subjects/Search Engines /Dear Kid Info, |