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| United States - Colonial |
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| • | Caleb Johnson’s Mayflower webpages | | | Create a great report using this website full of information on the Mayflower, the Pilgrims and the early Plymouth Colony. Included is a list of Mayflower passengers and their genealogies and full text documents written by the Pilgrims. | | • | Colonial Williamsburg | | | Meet the People and Experience the Life in Colonial Williamsburg. Find out what they did for a living under Trades, what they wore under Clothing and even try to make a Shepherd’s Pie by choosing the recipe under Food. |
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| United States - General |
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| • | America’s Homepage | | | Take a Virtual Tour of Washington D.C. which includes a history of many of it’s historical buildings and monuments. Also find important Historic Documents, speeches and writings describing our nations philosophy. | | • | American Memory Collections | | | Explore the written and spoken words, images, maps and sheet music that document the American experience through the Library of Congress’s digitized collections. American Memory is organized into more than 100 thematic collections. | | • | Avalon Project at Yale Law School | | | Research important public issues using this extensive collection of documents in law, history and diplomacy, with supporting documents linked in the text. | | • | From Revolution to Reconstruction... | | | Find important government related documents, essays and biographies from before 1400 to the present. Many documents have been enriched with hypertext links to other relevant documents. | | • | In the First Person | | | Find out what life was REALLY like through these personal narratives from journal entries, letters and oral histories. It’s easy to search and much of it is avaliable in full text. |
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| United States - History by Decades |
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| • | Outline of U.S. History | | | Use this 15 Chapter online essay that spans Early America, 34,000 BC to the 21st Century for any of your American history research needs. The Bibliography is included, as well as, a list of selected Internet resources. |
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| United States - Northwest |
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| • | Murray’s People | | | Visit the Tacoma Public Library’s Northwest Room and read about the people, events and history of the Pacific Northwest. All essays are written by the noted Northwest author and historian Murray Morgan. | | • | Northwest Digital Archives | | | NWDA provides access to descriptions of primary sources in the Northwestern United States, including correspondence, diaries, or photographs. Digital reproductions of primary sources are available in some cases. | | • | Pacific Northwest History | | | Looking for a one stop shopping history directory? The University of Washington hosts this site of links to digital archives and history sites for the general region and each state individually. |
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| United States - Westward Movement |
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| World - Ancient Civilizations |
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| • | Ancient Greece | | | Enter the facinating world of the Greeks and learn about their culture, art & architecture, geography, wars, the Olympics and much more. | | • | Ancient Mesopotamia | | | Uncover the history of Mesopotamia through the stories and challenges presented by the British Museum. The people of Mesopotamia believed their world to be controlled by Gods, Goddesses, demons and monsters. Read more about them here. | | • | Encyclopedia Mythica | | | Study of ancient cultures inevitably involves their mythology. This encyclopedia covers mythology, folklore and religion across the geographical regions of Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East and Oceania. | | • | The Ancient Egypt Site | | | Discover the history, language and monuments through this interactive book about Ancient Egypt. Access by topic or keyword and be sure to check out the section on recent archaeological finds. | | • | Tour Egypt! | | | Check out this exceptional source of Ancient Egyptian information. Learn about the goverment, the military, religion, culture and customs and the spectacular sites that abound in this most ancient of civilizations. |
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| World - General |
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| • | Eyewitness to History | | | Witness history from the ancient world to the present “through the eyes of those who lived it”. This site provides film clips, oral histories and articles that include complete references to the source. | | • | HistoryNet | | | If you’re looking for some great articles on Wars & Conflicts throughout history this is the place to start. HistoryNet also has great information on topics such as Air & Sea, Discovery & Exploration and Culture. | | • | Infoplease - History & Gov’t Almanac | | | Find tons of historical information ranging from World history to U.S. history. Most country histories can even be found here. This is a very awesome and extensive history site. |
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| World - Middle Ages |
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| World - Renaissance |
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