U.S History
Term
paper ideas for US History and links to resources.
American
Cultural History by the Decades -- From Kingwood College Library.
American
Immigration Home Page-- The American Immigration Home Page was
started as a part of a school project for a 10th grade American History
Class. The project was meant to give information as to how immigrants
not only were treated, but also why they decided to come to America.
"American
Memory" from the Library of Congress. American Memory consists
of primary source and archival materials relating to American culture
and history.
Authentic History--Images
of artifacts, sounds, and written letters and diaries--primary sources
from popular American Culture.
Documents
for the Study of American History-- From Univ. of Kansas. Organized
as a time line from 1492 to 2003.
Ellis Island--- An introduction
to the place where more than 12 million immigrants first reached America.
Martin Luther King Jr.--This
Seattle Times feature includes different perspectives on King, his legacy
and the Movement. Find a study guide in the Electronic Classroom.
Our
Documents: --A
government site pays tribute to "100 milestone documents of American
history"
20th Century Presidents
- Key decisions
SmithsonianSource.org
--Resources for
teaching American History, including primary sources.
United States
History Index from University of Kansas
Watergate
(from Washington Post) this site comes from the newspaper that helped
uncover the Watergate cover-up.
U.S
History--1920's and '30's
The
1920's--American
Prohibition in the 1920's--A collection of four articles about American
Prohibition of the 1920's.
Great
Depression and World War II, 1929 - 1945. Learning
pages from the Library of Congress' American Memory collections provide
a overview of the topic. The introductory article links to topics such
as the Dust Bowl, FDR's New Deal, labor unions, race relations and the
arts.
New Deal Network -- A
combination of articles, lesson plans, photos, and links. Students may
want to use the extensive article database. One feature is Been Here so
Lone, a series of narratives from former slaves.
Wall
Street Crash - This
BBC site explores how the Depression affected other parts of the world.
North
Mason High School
North Mason School District
Web site by Lisa McLoughlin--Homepage--Email