Social Studies Resources

The American Civil War Homepage - resources included, timelines, letters, diaries, graphic images, information about specific battles, and more.

American Memory - The Library of Congress has created this resource with lesson plans on American History, and primary source collections, and archival material on American culture and history. There are photographic collection, sound collections, textual collections, and early motion picture collections.

American History - including links to famous American documents and the comments of the men who forged our nation.

Biography Page - a database of 15,000 biographies of past and present famous people presented by A & E Television Network.

Letters from an Iowa Soldier in the Civil War - letters written by Private Newton Robert Scott to his neighborhood friend Hannah Cone during the Civil War.

Martin Luther King Jr. - The Seattle times provides information on "The Man, The Movement, The Legacy, The Holiday, an Electronic Classroom."

Mysterious Places - provides virtual tours of locales that were home to ancient civilizations or unexplained phenomena. Take a virtual tour including stunning photographs and a short history.

Politics Now - current political news from ABC News, Newsweek, Los Angeles Times, National Journal and the Washington Post.

Two Million Patents - online database with 26 years' worth of U.S. Patent & Trademark Office patent descriptions.

Revolution to Reconstruction - an outline of American History, with links to information about the Colonial Period, War of Independence, Formation of a National Government, Westward Expansion, Sectional Conflict, Era of Expansion and Reform, Conflict Abroad, and Modern America.

The Smithsonian - a virtual tour of the Smithsonian's museums and galleries.

Thomas Jefferson - Legislative Information on the Internet. Provides full text of the Legislation, Congressional Record, Bill Summary and Status, Hot Legislation, the Constitution, information on How our Laws are Made and more.

The War Times Journal - an on-line magazine covering all periods of military history.

Welcome to the Whitehouse - provides information about the executive branch, the first family, publications, press releases, messages from the President and Vice President.

World War II - provides viewing of period photographs

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