American History

African American History	General Resources	Native Americans
Colonial America	Government	Revolutionary War
Explorers	Immigration	Westward Expansion
Fifty States	Jazz History	"The Year I Was Born"

General History Resources
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Best History Sites
America's Story from America's Library

Primary Sources
Primary source material available in the Discovery Room: A link to the Storrs Library catalog.

"American Memory" from the Library of Congress: "...provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience."

Library of Congress. (2007). About American Memory. Retrieved 08/28/2007 from http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/about/index.html)

America's Story from America's Library: Meet Amazing Americans, Jump Back in Time, or Explore the States.

African American History

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Biographies available in the Discovery Room: A link to the Storrs Library catalog.
Encyclopædia Britannica's Guide to Black History
Colonial America
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Colonial Professions available in the Discovery Room : A link to the Storrs Library catalog.
Colonial Biographies available in the Discovery Room : A link to the Storrs Library catalog.
Colonial Period by State/Region available in the Discovery Room : A link to the Storrs Library catalog.
Colonial Trades (from apothecary to wigmaker): A link to the Colonial Williamsburg website.
Colonial Williamsburg: Experience Colonial Life: A link to the Colonial Williamsburg website.
Religion in 18th Century America : A link to the Library of Congress.
The French and Indian War (7 Years War): A link to ushistory.org, a site created and hosted by Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia.

Explorers

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Material on explorers available in the Discovery Room : A link to the Storrs Library catalog.
Enchanted Learning Biographies: Short biographies of famous explorers organized alphabetically.

Fifty States

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NY Times Web Explorer : A web exploration about the Fifty United States of America.
Explore the States : America's Story from America's Library. Just click on a state for more information.

Government
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Material available in the Discovery Room : A link to the Storrs Library catalog.
America's Founding Fathers: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention : A link to the National Archives.
To Form a More Perfect Union: The Work of the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention : A link to the Library of Congress.
Interactive Constitution : For grades 5-12: Explore by word, topic, or Supreme Court case.
Declaration of Independence: An Exhibit from the Library of Congress
Ben's Guide to Government for Kids : A guide to our government organized by grade.
Congress For Kids : Click on the Capitol door to enter the site.
White House for Kids : Fun facts and accurate information about the White House. There is even a link to the Commander in Chef!
The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden : A link to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History Behring Center.

Immigration

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Material available in the Discovery Room : A link to the Storrs Library catalog.
The New Americans : A link to PBS.
Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today : Be Aware: this site contains information and advertising about Scholastic and third party products.

Jazz History

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Jazz: Based on the film by Ken Burns: play the virtual piano, listen to excerpts, etc.
Interactive Jazz Kids : Play music, meet the musicians, make your own music

Native Americans

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American Indians and the Natural World : Links to information on Native Americans arranged geographically.
Native American Culture : A link to tribes, languages, customs, etc.
The Great Sioux Nation : A link to History.com.

Revolutionary War
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Revolutionary War material available in the Discovery Room : A link to the Storrs Library catalog.
Some biographies available in the Discovery Room : A link to the Storrs Library catalog.
Liberty! the American Revolution : Based on the PBS series Liberty! with a timeline and important facts.
Background information on the American Revolution : A link to ushistory.org.
From Revolution to Reconstruction: The Stamp Act and The Sugar Act : A link to Rijksuniversiteit Groningen the Netherlands.

Westward Expansion

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Go West : The New York Times Learning Network; a Web Exploration about Westward Expansion in the United States.
Lewis and Clark: TIME Special Report : Find interactive maps, photo essays, and more.
Lewis and Clark: A Journey of the Corps of Discovery : Find a partial list of supplies Lewis & Clark brought with them on their journey, journal entries from members of the expedition, maps, etc.
Discovering Lewis and Clark : Still more information on their famous journey.

"The Year I Was Born"

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The History Channel 1990s Timeline : Enter a month and day to find out what happened on your birthday in the past.
Infoplease Almanac : A time line to find out what happened the year you were born.