The Holocaust History Project

http://www.holocaust-history.org/

An excellent site that provides photos and information about the Holocaust during World War II.

The Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/index.html

Teachers and students can sample an endless amount of material.

PBS

http://www.pbs.org/

A site that has sections on U.S. history, ancient and European history, and biographies.

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

http://www.archives.gov/

Students can view original documents on-line like the Declaration of Independence or the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

HarpWeek: Explore History

http://www.harpweek.com/

A great site that shows political cartoons and how terrible some politicians were depicted and has educational lessons involving controversial issues of the 19th and early 20th century.

ExplorePAHistory.com

http://www.explorepahistory.com/

A site for teachers and students providing history lessons from the state in which we reside.

National Geographic Kids News

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

Teachers and students can find easily accessible activities and games. Quizzes, games, and experiments are presented for a elementary and middle school audience that makes learning fun.

The History Channel

http://www.history.com/

This site has a lot of video galleries, timelines, and sections such as military history, inventions, exploration, and great speeches. This also has classroom resources for teachers.

Naval Historical Center

http://www.history.navy.mil/index.html

The U.S. Navy's official site contains links to view artifacts at various naval museums across the U.S. There is a section for students currently being updated.

Emory School of Law: Electronic Reference Desk

http://www.law.emory.edu/Federal/usconst.html

This site features a condensed copy of the U.S. Constitution with links to be able to read the entire document.

The Authentic History Center

http://authentichistory.com/

The site has an extensive collection of artifacts from 1700 to the present and also gives an extensive collection on 9-11. Students will be interested in viewing items such as a button from the Maine whose sinking led the U.S. into the Spanish-American War.

Eyewitness to History.com

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/index.html

The site features U.S. history but does span from the ancient world to current times. Very interesting to hear audio tapes from WWII battles or political speeches from Huey Long, students will find this site fascinating.

New Deal Network

http://newdeal.feri.org/index.htm

A useful classroom tool documenting the Great Depression. This site includes classroom activities for students like writing a letter to President Roosevelt and ideas for lesson plans for teachers.

Views of the Famine

http://vassun.vassar.edu/~sttaylor/FAMINE/

A pictorial history of the Irish Potato Famine has over 100 engravings from newspapers from the British Empire. Students can receive a better understanding of why there was a mass exodus from Ireland to other areas of the world particularly the United States.

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Presidential History

The White House

http://www.whitehouse.gov/

The White house is a site that gives current political information including avenues to contact the President and information on past presidents.

The History Place presents Abraham Lincoln

http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/index.html

This site includes a timeline documenting Lincoln's career with access to photos and speeches chronologically off a timeline.

George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens

http://www.mountvernon.org/

This site grants entrance to President Washington's home through a virtual tour.

The Papers of George Washington

http://gwpapers.virginia.edu

An exciting site containing documents of President Washington that has an easily accessible student section.

Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of congress

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/malhome.html

This site has a section to promote critical thinking which could be helpful for teachers.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/

The site contains activities for both teachers and students and you can also listen to FDR's fireside chats.

George Washington: A National Treasure

http://georgewashington.si.edu/

This site includes an easy to use teacher's guide about Washington's life and contributions to America.

Ulysses S. Grant Homepage

http://empirenet.com/~ulysses/

This site features interesting and valuable information about one of the greatest generals and worst presidents in U.S. history.

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and museum

http:// www.jfklibrary.org/

A unique feature to this site is the presidential diary that allows students to view the agenda for the calendar days of President Kennedy's term.

American Presidents: Life Portraits

http://americanpresidents.org/

A compliment site to a C-SPAN special that has portraits of each president and has a segment for teachers including video clips of all the presidents.\

Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson

http://www.monticello.org/

The site gives a tour of the home of one of Americans greatest thinkers. Educational resources are a bonus of this site.

Jefferson Digital Archive

http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/

The University of Virginia houses the papers of President Jefferson and contains over 1,700 texts by Jefferson or addressed to Jefferson.

The American Revolution

http://www.americanrevolution.com/

The American Revolution has a nice section on George Washington and is divided into easy to access sections.

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

Ben's Guide is a site broken down into 4 sections for students ranging from K-2 to 9-12 featuring information on our political system.

ushistory.org

http://www.ushistory.org/index.html/

This site features historical information about colonial Philadelphia and surrounding areas and has good sections on early historical figures such as Betsy Ross.

Archiving Early America

http://www.earlyamerica.com/

A good provider of primary source documents such as newspapers from 1776 and contains maps, video clips of famous Americans, and a nice area on Thomas Jefferson.

Spy Letters of the American Revolution

http://www.si.umich.edu/SPIES/index-gallery.html

Access is provided to original letters during the American Revolution. Besides letters, the site has stories, maps, timelines, people, and methods of various people of early colonial America.

Colonial Williamsburg

http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/

Students can tour  American colonial life by viewing pictures and reading about each building in Williamsburg. Students can also meet former residents of Williamsburg to experience what life might have been like.

The Civil War Homepage

http://www.civil-war.net/

This site has a large amount of material to access including over 1100 photos and biographies on leading figures during the U.S. Civil War.

Civil War.com

http://www.civilwar.com/

Gives colorful battlefield maps, information about the participants, and a photo gallery documenting the U.S. Civil War.

Time Magazine

http://www.time.com/time/

This site allows students to stay informed with current global and national events and has a nice section for kids.

U.S. News & World Report

http://usnews.com/usnews/home.htm

A current periodical site that allows students to keep up with all events that are occurring in the world and provides much information about the current political situation in Washington, D.C.

The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/

The online version of the NY Times allows students to view current events as well the ability to use the newspaper's blog to comment on particular stories.

Dr. Seuss Went to War

http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/

Students grew up with Dr. Seuss and this site contains political cartoons from World War II by Dr. Seuss that shows the patriotism of a leading cartoons in U.S. history.

Archer Audio Archives

http://archer2000.tripod.com/1900.html

Audio is provided for students to relive the greatest events of the 1900s. It is very interesting hearing the voices of past presidents or music from past entertainers like Scott Joplin.

The Avalon Project at Yale Law School

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm

Great source of primary documents ranging from 1700 to 2006 that can be accessed by author, year, title, and subjects. The site is easy to navigate.

The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall Page

http://thewall-usa.com/

The site gives a reminder of a previous military action from not too far in our past.  Students can see war doesn't discriminate between gender or military rank.

Gettysburg National Military Park

http://www.nps.gov/gett/

A site commemorating the turning point of the U.S. Civil War and provides suggestions for teachers and students for classroom lessons and an understanding of the battle.

The National Civil War Museum

http://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/

The site provides articles for students and teachers and allows viewing of exhibits from the entire U.S. Civil War. The museum is located in Harrisburg, PA. so tips are provided for teachers to plan a successful field trip.

Kid Info

http://kidinfo.com/

A parent, teacher, and student resource site that helps with homework and has links to many other helpful sites.

MSN Encarta

http://encarta.msn.com/

An MSN site that features reference materials such as a dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, and thesaurus for students of all ages. Also has resources for math, English, and reading for students K-12.

Homework Center

http://infoplease.com/homework/

Homework Center provides students with basic help in history, social studies, geography, and other subjects.

Fact Monster

http://factmonster.com/

A good reference site for students that contains a reference desk that has timelines as well as an atlas, encyclopedia, dictionary, and homework center. This site is easy to navigate.

ERIC- Educational Resources Information Center

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal

ERIC allows students and teachers to search educational journals online for articles on specific topics.

Teachers First.com

http://www.teachersfirst.com/ushistory/#

An excellent site for teachers to introduce primary source documents into the classroom. This has a content index for referencing appropriate content for students ranging from 1st grade to 12th grade.

Virtual Classroom Field Trips

http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/

Students and teachers can take a field trip without permission slips or loading a bus and traveling to a location other than school. Field trips are broken down by subjects and then by category within the subject.

Smithsonian Education

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/

The site lists sections for educators, students, and parents to access many aspects of U.S. history such as the presidents. Also the site allows to plan a future trip and fully be prepared when your family arrives.