Colonial America
- Pictures of students dressed as famous colonists, a timeline of events, activities and quizzes. Provided by Mountain City Elementary School, Tennessee.
- http://www.mce.k12tn.net/colonial_america/colonial_america.htm

Great American Speeches
- Great political speeches from 1645 to the present day. For students of speech and American History.
- http://www.federalobserver.com/speeches.php

Understanding Slavery
- Discover the roots of slavery, follow the life of a slave and witness a slave auction through the eyes of characters including a slave, auctioneer, buyer and seller.
- http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/

Jefferson's West
- Interactive electronic field trip to re-live Lewis and Clark's journey across the American West. Explore, watch, listen, and keep a journal.
- http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/jeffwest/

Early Cultures: Pre-European Peoples of Wisconsin
- Explores the history of the people who lived in Wisconsin and the Mississippi River Valley before the European settlers arrived.
- http://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/PreEuropeanPeople/EarlyCultures/

EASE History
- Uses video clips to report the history of the United States from 1900 to 2005.
- http://www.easehistory.org/

Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Archives
- View photos, videos, and documents about the history of the different ethnic groups and cultures that have lived in the Northwest.
- http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/crbeha/

A Music History of the American People
- Learn about American history through these songs. Provided in mp3 file format and lyrics.
- http://www.nutechservices.com/americanhistory/

Virtual Archaeologist
- Learn about Native American tribes, who lived in the Missouri river in the area that is now known as North and South Dakota. Features photos of original dig sites, people, and the earth lodge. Page also offers walk through tours [Requires Shockwave Plu
- http://fishhook.ndsu.edu/

The American Pageant Notes
- Notes based on the US History text book, "The American Pageant."
- http://www.apnotes.net/

US Trek
- A virtual tour to historic places.
- http://www.ustrek.org/

You Wouldn't Want to Sail on the Whaling Ship Essex
- An illustrated site that tells the dramatic story of the sinking of the whaling ship Essex.
- http://www.salariya.com/web_books/whaling/index.html

National Museum of American History
- Click on different exhibits to find related bits and pieces of historical trivia.
- http://americanhistory.si.edu/kids/athome.cfm

Gold Rush! California's Untold Stories
- An interactive online tour of exhibitions at the Oakland Museum of California.
- http://www.museumca.org/goldrush/

U.S. History Timeline
- Travel through 15,000 years of history from hunters of wooly mammoths to the 21st Century in this picture-enhanced timeline.
- http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/timeline.html

Timeline of Events: 1750-1939
- Highlights major events in United States history.
- http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/timeline/timeline.html

Time Line - A Brief History of the Fur Trade
- Includes significant dates in the trapping and selling of animal furs from 1600 to 1850 in the area, which is now the United States.
- http://www.whiteoak.org/learning/timeline.htm

The Dakota Experience: Deadwood Illustrated
- Imagine being a part of the old west in South Dakota. Click on the Native American, military man, and prospector to see what their concerns were. Includes photos from that time period.
- http://www.dakotaexperience.org/cvfrontier/deadwood_illustrated_intro.html

Slave Ship Trouvadore
- Describes a shipwreck and the survival of crewmen and Africans, who were being transported to an area near the Bahamas to be used as slaves. Page includes past history, cultural influences, and mysteries about the incident.
- http://www.slaveshiptrouvadore.com/

NARA Exhibit Hall
- Features historic documents from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
- http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/

American Experience: Mount Rushmore
- An interactive look at how this enormous monument was built and who built it.
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rushmore/

WayBack
- American history for kids. From PBS.
- http://pbskids.org/wayback/

Stand Up For Your Rights
- Offers an overview of the struggles for religious freedom, women's rights, and desegregation. From PBS.
- http://pbskids.org/wayback/civilrights/

American Memory from the Library of Congress
- Gateway to source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States.
- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/

Pioneers
- Information about pioneers, wagon trains, and life on the trail in the United States in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
- http://library.thinkquest.org/6400/

History Haven
- Provides an overview of American History from colonial times through the Reagan years. Some chapters include interactive quizzes.
- http://library.thinkquest.org/17126/

Colonial Kids
- This celebration of life in the 1700s tells all about life in Colonial America. Includes interviews, games, video excerpts, photographs, and other activities.
- http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/

Freedom: A History of US
- A PBS series with sixteen "webisodes" about freedom in the United States, and dangers to freedom in the nation's history.
- http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/

SPNEA: Whiz Kids
- Take fun history tests from 1600-1900's. Also includes recipes by the century.
- http://www.spnea.org/kids/theBigEvents/

America's West
- Explore information on the history and development of the American West.
- http://www.americanwest.com/

The Oregon-Trail
- This web site is based on the award-winning documentary film from PBS. Read about the history of the trail and see the historic sites located along the trail.
- http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html

Old Sturbridge Village
- The museum re-creates the daily work activities and community celebrations of a rural 19th-century town in authentic living history fashion.
- http://www.osv.org/

Colonial Williamsburg
- Experience Colonial Life by exploring the trades, politics, and other aspects of 18th-century living. Browse the Colonial Dateline highlighting events from 1750-1783.
- http://www.history.org/history/

Mrs. Doss's History Web
- Directory of Bible and American history links.
- http://www.ldoss.com/

Ongoing Tales Salute to America
- Features lyrics of patriotic songs, the Pledge of Allegiance, and other important documents.
- http://www.ongoing-tales.com/SERIALS/oldtime/HISTORY/index.html

The Population of Vermont
- The history of the Indian tribes, early settlers, and more recent immigrants to Vermont. With a county map.
- http://academics.smcvt.edu/vtgeographic/textbook/population/population_of_vermont.htm

Exploring Maryland's Roots
- Explore the shores, build a plantation, and meet the people of early Maryland in this interactive website by Maryland Public Television.
- http://mdroots.thinkport.org/

Liberty Bell Museum
- Features virtual exhibit of a private collection of memorabilia, relics and souvenirs, gathered over a 20 year period. Includes gift shop.
- http://www.libertybellmuseum.com

American Slave Voices
- Traces slavery in America from its earliest origins to post-Emancipation. Includes links to primary sources and personal slave accounts.
- http://www.click2history.com/slave_voices/slave_voices_ch1.htm

Mom's Historical Costumes
- A theatrical middle-school social studies teacher models her over a dozen costumes relating to various periods of American history. Includes colonial garb, multicultural, and military dress.
- http://mommy.cosmicduckling.com/

Civil Rights Events, Strategies, and Forces
- Captures several milestones, personalities, and influences that helped civil rights in America.
- http://www.africanaonline.com/

Nebraska Studies.org
- Learn all about Nebraska's history and its geography.
- http://www.nebraskastudies.org/

A Century in Review
- Student-created site offers a graphical overview of each decade in the 20th century.
- http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/decade/decade.htm

From Revolution to Reconstruction
- Contains outlines related to American history and culture, primary source materials, essays, biographies and presidential information.
- http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/

The Jamestown Online Adventure
- A virtual history lesson where you find yourself landing in the New World and making all the decisions needed to found the Jamestown colony.
- http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/

A Biography of America
- Includes key events, maps, video transcripts, and related links for each era in American history.
- http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/

USA Encyclopedia: 1840-1960
- A look at the history of the United States from a British perspective.
- http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USA.htm

America's Story
- Presented by the Library of Congress, a site with information about American people, historical events, and each of the 50 states.
- http://www.americaslibrary.gov/

American Experience
- Includes features on a range of people and events in American history from Hawaii's last queen to Joe DiMaggio, from World War I to Vietnam. From PBS.
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/

Today in History
- Each day, an event from American history is illustrated by digitized items from the Library of Congress American Memory historic collections.
- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html

Zoot Suit Riots
- Learn about the controversy surrounding the Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles, 1942. From PBS.
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/zoot/

American Indian Kids
- History of Native Americans for kids, ages 6-10. Emphasizes Indian family and village lifestyles.
- http://minnow.net/

New Perspectives on The West
- Provides an illustrated introduction to the people, places, and events for which America's western frontier is known. From PBS.
- http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/

Federal Writers' Project
- Excerpts from interviews with about a dozen men and women who weathered the Great Depression and the difficult years of the 1930s.
- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/wpaintro/exinterv.html

America's Library
- Discover the stories of America's past. Meet amazing Americans from the past and present, explore the states, and read about everyday life.
- http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi

Time Travelers
- Leads kids on a virtual tour of historical places throughout Ohio. From the Ohio Historical Society.
- http://www.ohiokids.org/