Social Studies Web Sites

African American History
1. PBS: Africans in America (The Web site chronicles the history of racial slavery in the United States--from the start of the Atlantic slave trade in the 16th century to the end of the American Civil War in 1865. The Teacher's Guide provides a context for teachers and students to use the Web in and out of the classroom.)
2. The Internet African American History Challenge© (An interactive quiz that helps you sharpen your knowledge of African American History. It's an "open book" test. So if you're not sure of an answer, you can check our reference material for help. Level I is the easiest and has 7 questions while levels II & III have 10 questions each and are a bit more challenging.)
3. The African-American Mosaic Exhibition @ the Library of Congress (The exhibit covers only four areas --Colonization, Abolition, Migrations, and
  the WPA-- of the many covered by the Mosaic. These topics were selected not only because they illustrate well the depth, breadth, and richness of the
  Library's black history collections, but also because of the significant and interesting interplay among them.)
4. PBS: African American World (Your guide to African American history and culture. From Sojourner Truth to Jacob Lawrence, discover the courage and talent that shaped the African American experience.)
5. The History Channel: Black History Month (February marks the beginning of Black History Month - an annual celebration that has existed since 1926. But what are the origins of Black History Month?)

Revolutionary War:
1. Academic Info (maps, charts, articles, primary sources, Black Loyalists)
2. Africans in America--Revolution 1750-1805 (resource book on people and events, historic documents and modern voices from colonial, pre-revolutionary and revolutionary times)
3. Liberty: The American Revolution (timeline of the revolution, index of related topics)
4. "The American Revolution & Its Era: Maps & Charts of North America & the West Indies, 1750-1789" features more than 2,000 items, many with distinct coloration & annotations. Cartographers can compare multiple editions, states, & impressions of several of the most important maps of the period, follow the development of a particular map from the manuscript sketch to the finished printed version & its foreign derivatives, & examine the cartographic styles & techniques of surveyors & mapmakers from 7 nations: Great Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Holland, Italy, & the U.S. (LOC)
5. Early America.com (A wealth of newspapers, documents, maps and images is available from this site, which focuses on the late 18th to early 19th Centuries in the United States. Younger students will enjoy the movies, which use artwork and documents of the time to tell the stories behind "The Real Face of George Washington" and "The Treason of Benedict Arnold." Especially helpful is the page "How to Read a 200 Year Old Document." For older students, this site houses the scholarly journal "The Early America Review." Try your hand at the online crossword puzzle.)

Constitution/Bill of Rights

Goldrush

Pirates

Prisons

Villainy Detected!

Inverary Jail – Scotland’s 19th Century Prison

The Dangerous Classes – Prisons

The Underworld – Penal Reform

York Castle prisons

Prisons: Is This The Best We Can Do?

Civil War
1. Emancipation Proclamation (National Archives and Records Administration)
2. The History Place: Civil War
3. CivilWar.com ("Our goal is to be an unparalleled site with superior quality graphics and a more extensive source of information about the Civil War presented anywhere on the Internet and to be a resource to students of all ages about the history of the American Civil War.")
4. AmericanCivilWar.com (Provides a very comprehensive source of Civil War related information, which can be utilized as research source material. The target reader is the student doing research during K-12 Civil War History blocks, the College and University American History requirements, and the Civil War buff.)
5. Civil War for Kids (Elementary) (The students in Mrs. Huber's class at Pocantico Hills School in Sleepy Hollow, NY learned about the Civil War and made a timeline of important events from 1860 to 1865. The bar graphs contain data about the North and the South in 1861. They looked at Civil War battle victories, used mapping skills to examine the nation in detail and made both Confederate and Union flags. They have drawings of uniforms, short biographies of leaders, links to other sites, and activity sheets.)
6. PBS: Africans in America (The Web site chronicles the history of racial slavery in the United States--from the start of the Atlantic slave trade in the 16th century to the end of the American Civil War in 1865. The Teacher's Guide provides a context for teachers and students to use the Web in and out of the classroom.)
7. Civil War Maps - American Memory from the Library of Congress (Contains items from the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division, the
  Library of Virginia, and the Virginia Historical Society. This presentation contains approximately 2,240 Civil War maps and charts and 76 atlases and
  sketchbooks that are held within the Geography and Map Division, 200 maps from the Library of Virginia, and 400 maps from the Virginia Historical Society. The maps, charts, and atlases depict battles, troop positions and movements, engagements, and fortifications. Also included are reconnaissance maps, sketch maps, coastal charts, and theater of war maps.)
8. Reconstruction - The Second Civil War (PBS American Experience)

Theodore Roosevelt

Harlem Renaissance:

Harlem Renaissance
Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance: Father Ryan H.S.
Britannica Internet Guide Perspectives in American Literature: Harlem Rennaissance, 1919-1937
African American Writers: Online E-texts
The Harlem Renaissance: Colorado College
Harlem Renaissance (Bibliography): Center for Electronic Projects in American Culture Studies, Georgetown University
New York Times
I Hear America Sing: Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes:Teacher Resource File
Questia: World Largest Online Library: Black American Poets and Dramatists: Of the Harlem Renaissance
Digital History
Poet Heroes: Langston Hughes
African American History: Writers of the Harlem Renaissance

The Roaring Twenties

Great Depression and New Deal

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
- Martin Luther King Day (links to biography, timeline, quotes and more)
- The Seattle Times: Martin Luther King Jr. (Learn about this civil-rights leader and his sweeping influence, get
  street-level, student and political perspectives, timelines, quizzes and resources. To hear speeches at school click Real.)
- The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project (The King Papers Project is a major research effort to assemble and disseminate
  historical information concerning Martin Luther King, Jr. and the social movements in which he participated. Includes QT audio of speeches.)

WORLD HISTORY

INVENTORS

About: Inventors

GEOGRAPHY

BIOGRAPHIES

Biography.com

CENSUS DATA and GEOSTAT (the Geospatial and Statistical Data Center) Resources--home page

U.S. Census FactFinder
United States Historical Census Browser (population and economy of U.S. states and counties from 1790 to 1960)
Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts
Print Map Collections
Election Information, Data and Maps

CURRENT EVENTS

News Sources	Election Information
CNN News Washington Post Public Television (PBS) MSNBC New York Times ABC News Yahoo News National Public Radio	Project Vote Smart (Covers candidates and elected officials in five basic categories: biographical information, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and interest group ratings.) CNN--America Votes 2004 USA Today--Campaign 2004 Candidates On the Issues Washington Post--Comparing the Candidates C-Span--Issue Grid Fox News--Eye on the Issues PBS Online NewsHour--Vote 2004 Issues NARA--The Electoral College (The Office of the Federal Register coordinates the functions of the Electoral College on behalf of the Archivist of the United States, the States, the Congress, and the American People. They have assembled a variety of information and statistics on presidential elections, past and present.) Interactive Map--Electoral College The Federal Election Commission (The duties of the FEC, which is an independent regulatory agency, are to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections.)

News Sources

Election Information

Project Vote Smart (Covers candidates and elected officials in five basic categories: biographical information, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and interest group ratings.)
CNN--America Votes 2004
USA Today--Campaign 2004
Candidates On the Issues
Washington Post--Comparing the Candidates
C-Span--Issue Grid
Fox News--Eye on the Issues
PBS Online NewsHour--Vote 2004 Issues

NARA--The Electoral College (The Office of the Federal Register coordinates the functions of the Electoral College on behalf of the Archivist of the United States, the States, the Congress, and the American People. They have assembled a variety of information
and statistics on presidential elections, past and present.)
Interactive Map--Electoral College

The Federal Election Commission (The duties of the FEC, which is an independent regulatory agency, are to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections.)

ECONOMICS