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HistoryBuff: Search for resources and information about the American Revolution
Constitution of the United States Declaration of Independence from the History Channel: Learn about how the declaration came to be, its efforts on preserving the document, biographies of the signers and MUCH MORE Declaring Independence: Drafting the document, chronology of events, exhibits Historical Documents From the Colonial Period: A collection of links to documents of that period Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents Magna Carta: History of the Magna Carta and the its text= Northwest Ordinance: The complete text Paris Peace Treaty of 1783: A complete text
National Archives and Records Administration: Links to sites that feature information about famous historical documents American Memory Learning Page of the Library of Congress: Historical collections of photographs, documents, motion pictures, and sound recordings about American culture and history - SEARCHABLE by keyword Historical Documents of the United States Liberty Online: Historical People and their words, historical documents, historical geography, battle maps, links to other map sites National Archives Online Exhibit Hall: An independent federal agency that preserves our nation's historical records and documents; Visit the Online Exhibit Hall to find original examples of famous historical documents Smithsonian National Museum of American History: Complete archived collections U.S. Founding Documents:Complete texts of the United States Constitution, United States Declaration of Independence, and the Federalist Papers - the US Constitution and Federalist Papers are SEARCHABLE by keyword U.S. Historical Documents: A Chronology: A COMPLETE listing of U.S. Historical Documents listed by historical periods
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 Eyewitness - History Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It: A Fascinating interactive site to get detailed, first-hand accounts of what it was like in the Ancient World, Medieval times, the Civil War, the Old West, and many other historical time periods. See the Destruction of Pompeii in 79 AD brought vividly to life through eyewitness accounts, maps, diagrams, images of other volcanic disasters, and pictures of uncovered ruins. Witness the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 from the view of its survivors. Get first-hand accounts of the death of Thomas a Becket, Frederick Douglass' escape from slavery, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Capt. Robert Scott's doomed expedition to the South Pole, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid's great Union-Pacific train robbery, and MORE History Buff: Resources about America's history SEARCHABLE by keyword 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. USA History Page: Native American history, Colonial period, revolution, early republic, 19th century, 20th century
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- 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
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
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...King John of England was a ruler who took bribes and taxed people whenever he wanted? The elders of the Church of England signed the Magna Carta on June 15, 1215, which stopped King John and future kings from abusing the powers of the office. The English Parliament today was founded upon this document? ...when the first Pilgrims arrived in North America, they drafted their own "constitution," and called it the Mayflower Compact? ...Thomas Jefferson wrote one of the most important documents in history of the United States, the Declaration of Independence, in 1776? ...on the Fourth of July, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted Jefferson's Declaration of Independence? ...the Constitution of the United States became the law of the land on July 2, 1788? It has been a model for governments throughout the world since that time? ...our Constitution divides the government into three legislative powers: Executive (the President), Judicial (the Courts), and Legislative (the Congress)? It is one of the very few constitutions created that has withstood the test of time. ...James Madison was worried that Constitution of the United States did not guarantee the rights of its citizens, and he wanted it changed? On December 15, 1791, Congress adopted a Bill of Rights, known as the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, to assure the future rights of American citizens? ...the Gettysburg address, written by Abraham Lincoln on November 20, 1863, had only 268 words in it, and took only two minutes to deliver? ...Abraham Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address as a dedication for a military cemetery at Gettysburg? |
