United States

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/

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/

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

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/

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

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

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/

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

Andy's American History Worksheets
Middle school topics in American history with rhyming couplets on the front and questions on the back.
http://geocities.com/maureen1780/andys_page.html

AP U.S. History Decade Profiles
Contains detailed review guides for preparing for the Advanced Placement United States History Exam. Arranged by decades, and available in PDF and HTML formats.
http://thecellstore.netfirms.com/APUS/apusdp.htm

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

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

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

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

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/

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/

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/

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

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/

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/

Eyewitness History of America
Provides witness accounts of historic events in America.
http://uk.geocities.com/haywardlass/

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

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/

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/

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

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

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/

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/

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/

Kid's History
Provides help with American history projects. Includes games, costume help, library, crafts, and links.
http://www.shootingstarhistory.com/kidshistory/

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

Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World
Learn about cloth manufacturing shops and worker conditions during the late 19th and early 20th century that were located in the Piedmont area in portions of Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama. Includes interview audio clips.
http://www.sohp.org/laf/

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/

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/

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

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

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

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/

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/

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

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/

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

Puritanism
Study sheet about puritans and how they are related to the early colonial times in America.
http://www.geocities.com/lrampey/2131/puritan.htm

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/

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

Slavery in New England
Interactive site designed to help middle school students understand the condition of African slaves in New England.
http://sine_1.tripod.com/INDEX.htm

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

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/

Studying about Immigration
Explores the push and pull factors of immigration. Includes a virtual tour of Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Also explains how immigration today differs from that of years gone by.
http://www.geocities.com/lothropimmigration/

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

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

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

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

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.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/slavery/

U.S. History from 1890 to 1950
Student-created timeline places 30 major events in historical context. Also includes essays and short profiles of Thomas Edison and Norman Rockwell.
http://1890to1950.tripod.com/

U.S. History Timeline: 1492-1783
Travel from 1492 to the end of the Revolutionary War. Includes pictures.
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-ViewArticle.aspx?pin=wwwwak-464&article_id=677&chapter_id=15&chapter_title=United_States&article_title=U.S._History_Timeline:_1492-1783

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

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

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 Plugin].
http://fishhook.ndsu.edu/

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

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

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/