American History Help - A Collection of Student Resources

Helpful Resources

AmericanHistory.si.edu
Home page of the National Museum of American History.

Search.eb.com/WomenSearch.eb.com/Women.
Women in American history by Encyclopedia Britannica

AmericanHistory.About.com.
Charts, Timelines, and Essays

www.AfricanaOnline.com
Features articles on the history of blacks in America, including slavery, the civil rights movement, and artistic movements

www.HistoryNet.com
Articles on the Civil War, World Wars, the Wild West, and more

EarlyAmerica.com.
A unique array of primary source material from 18th Century America

USinfo.State.Gov
An outline of American History

George Washington on horseback looking back at troops crossing the Delaware River

John F. Kennedy shaking hands with Father Richard Casey the day of his innauguration

A woman modeling the fashions of the civil war era

An African American man protests segregation.

All images in this column are public domain and were located at the Library of Congress website at LoC.gov