Four Score and Seven Years Ago. . . .
Here you will find resources to help you in your social studies classes
American History
Digital History
This site was designed by professors at the University of Houston to support the teaching of American history. The site includes an online textbook, historical documents, online exhibitions, interactive modules, and much more.
American Cultural History the 19th Century
A timeline of American History during the 19th century created by Lone Star College.
American Cultural History the 20th Century
A timeline of American History during the 20th century created by Lone Star College.
The African American Mosaic
A Library of Congress resource guide to the study of black history and culture.
Making of America
Making of America (MoA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction.
Early America's Digital Archive
The Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities has produced a searchable collection of electronic texts written in or about the Americas from 1492 to approximately 1820. The Archive also features a collection of links to early American texts on the Internet.
America's Centuries: View From New England
Explore American history with this digital collection of approximately 2000 objects and transcribed document pages. An image of each of these items appears on an Item Page accompanied by interpretive text.
BBC Online: WWI
Covers various topics of the war such as campaigns and battles, politics, and the home front. Multimedia zone offers interactive maps, photographs and audio and video clips.
Trenches on the Web: WWI
Informative multimedia site with articles, a library, a timeline, and a searchable database.
The Great War (PBS)
Site includes interviews, maps, a timeline, and brief summaries of the series' episodes.
BBC Online: WWII
Covers various topics of the war such as campaigns and battles, politics, home front, and the holocaust. Multimedia zone offers interactive maps, photographs and audio and video clips.
PBS: D-Day
This PBS American Experience D-Day film is told entirely with rare archival footage and the voices of 43 people who were there.
Digital History
This site was designed by professors at the University of Houston to support the teaching of American history. The site includes an online textbook, historical documents, online exhibitions, interactive modules, and much more.
American Cultural History the 19th Century
A timeline of American History during the 19th century created by Lone Star College.
American Cultural History the 20th Century
A timeline of American History during the 20th century created by Lone Star College.
The African American Mosaic
A Library of Congress resource guide to the study of black history and culture.
Making of America
Making of America (MoA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction.
Early America's Digital Archive
The Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities has produced a searchable collection of electronic texts written in or about the Americas from 1492 to approximately 1820. The Archive also features a collection of links to early American texts on the Internet.
America's Centuries: View From New England
Explore American history with this digital collection of approximately 2000 objects and transcribed document pages. An image of each of these items appears on an Item Page accompanied by interpretive text.
BBC Online: WWI
Covers various topics of the war such as campaigns and battles, politics, and the home front. Multimedia zone offers interactive maps, photographs and audio and video clips.
Trenches on the Web: WWI
Informative multimedia site with articles, a library, a timeline, and a searchable database.
The Great War (PBS)
Site includes interviews, maps, a timeline, and brief summaries of the series' episodes.
BBC Online: WWII
Covers various topics of the war such as campaigns and battles, politics, home front, and the holocaust. Multimedia zone offers interactive maps, photographs and audio and video clips.
PBS: D-Day
This PBS American Experience D-Day film is told entirely with rare archival footage and the voices of 43 people who were there.
The 1920's
Digital History: All topics
Digital History website provides great information on all of the topics.
Clash of Cultures in the 1910's and 1920's
A website from Ohio State University about the 1910's and 1920's and the cultural shift during that time.
1920's: The Lawless Decade
A website excerpted from the book The Lawless Decade by George Hornby.
Prohibition Era
PBS website that is a companion to the Ken Burns documentary on Prohibition.
Harlem Renaissance
Biography channel's page on the Harlem Renaissance.
Free Downloadable Jazz Music
Use this website to download jazz music for your 1920's project.
Jazz: Ken Burns Documentary
A link to the PBS website for Ken Burn's documentary, Jazz.
Scopes Trial
A good general overview of the Scopes Trial.
Scopes Trial
From NPR, a timeline of the Scopes Trial
The Red Scare
A good overview of the Red Scare from the University of Washington
The Red Scare: Primary Resources
Great links to primary resources about The Red Scare from the Eisenhower Presidential Library
Digital History: All topics
Digital History website provides great information on all of the topics.
Clash of Cultures in the 1910's and 1920's
A website from Ohio State University about the 1910's and 1920's and the cultural shift during that time.
1920's: The Lawless Decade
A website excerpted from the book The Lawless Decade by George Hornby.
Prohibition Era
PBS website that is a companion to the Ken Burns documentary on Prohibition.
Harlem Renaissance
Biography channel's page on the Harlem Renaissance.
Free Downloadable Jazz Music
Use this website to download jazz music for your 1920's project.
Jazz: Ken Burns Documentary
A link to the PBS website for Ken Burn's documentary, Jazz.
Scopes Trial
A good general overview of the Scopes Trial.
Scopes Trial
From NPR, a timeline of the Scopes Trial
The Red Scare
A good overview of the Red Scare from the University of Washington
The Red Scare: Primary Resources
Great links to primary resources about The Red Scare from the Eisenhower Presidential Library
World History
HyperHistory
HyperHistory is an expanding scientific project presenting 3,000 years of world history with an interactive combination of synchronoptic lifelines, timelines, and maps.
History World
HistoryWorld’s aim is to make world history more easily accessible through interactive narratives and timelines. Written by Bamber Gascoigne, it consists of about 300 narratives ( the alphabetical list runs from Aegean Civilization to Zoroastrianism) and some 10,000 events on searchable timelines.
The British Museum Ancient Egypt
This museum in London is known as one of the world's greatest museums, housing over eight million artifacts from all over the globe. It is the home of the Rosetta Stone and many other ancient artifacts. This website is devoted to Ancient Egyptians.
Mark Milmore's Ancient Egypt
Mark Millmore's fun and educational site is comprehensive, updated daily, and features several great sections. Major sections include Hieroglyphs, Numbers and Egyptian Maths, Pyramids and Temples, Kings & Queens, Rebuilding Ancient Egyptian Temples in 3D, Ancient Egyptian Videos and Documentaries, The Discovering Egypt Newsletter, and Ancient Egyptian Quizzes.
BBC: Ancient Egyptians
This is an impressive introduction to Ancient Egypt aimed at students from BBC. Major categories include Pyramids and Monuments, Mummification, Gods and Beliefs, Pharaohs and Dynasties, Daily Life, Hieroglyphs, a Timeline, and Related Links.
The British Museum: Ancient Greece
Just like the Ancient Egypt link above, the British Museum gives you a thorough look into Ancient Greece.
Topics include the Acropolis, Athens, Daily Life, Festivals and Games, Geography, Gods and Goddesses, Knowledge and Learning, Sparta, Time, War. You can follow the procession of the Panathenaic festival and build a virtual temple, take a virtual tour of Athens and "rope" slaves into attending Assembly.
BBC: Ancient Greeks
BBC's History section offers an impressive array of exhibitions, activities, games, photo galleries, and other resources. The BBC Ancient History section focuses on Anglo-Saxons, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Vikings.
An Illustrated History of the Roman Empire
This website offers a comprehensive history of the Roman Empire through essays, chronologies, photo galleries, maps, lists, timelines, and more. Major categories include The Founding, The Kings, The Republic, Early Emperors, The Decline, The Collapse, Constantinople, Religion, Society, and The Army.
The Roman Empire in the 1st Century
This 2006 student-centered PBS film-companion site includes an extensive hyperlinked and illustrated essay on the Roman Empire. It also has many special features, including a Virtual Library with excerpts from writers of the time such as Tacitus, Petronius and Pliny the Younger; a Timeline to explore Rome in the First Century AD through the events of the time.
HyperHistory
HyperHistory is an expanding scientific project presenting 3,000 years of world history with an interactive combination of synchronoptic lifelines, timelines, and maps.
History World
HistoryWorld’s aim is to make world history more easily accessible through interactive narratives and timelines. Written by Bamber Gascoigne, it consists of about 300 narratives ( the alphabetical list runs from Aegean Civilization to Zoroastrianism) and some 10,000 events on searchable timelines.
The British Museum Ancient Egypt
This museum in London is known as one of the world's greatest museums, housing over eight million artifacts from all over the globe. It is the home of the Rosetta Stone and many other ancient artifacts. This website is devoted to Ancient Egyptians.
Mark Milmore's Ancient Egypt
Mark Millmore's fun and educational site is comprehensive, updated daily, and features several great sections. Major sections include Hieroglyphs, Numbers and Egyptian Maths, Pyramids and Temples, Kings & Queens, Rebuilding Ancient Egyptian Temples in 3D, Ancient Egyptian Videos and Documentaries, The Discovering Egypt Newsletter, and Ancient Egyptian Quizzes.
BBC: Ancient Egyptians
This is an impressive introduction to Ancient Egypt aimed at students from BBC. Major categories include Pyramids and Monuments, Mummification, Gods and Beliefs, Pharaohs and Dynasties, Daily Life, Hieroglyphs, a Timeline, and Related Links.
The British Museum: Ancient Greece
Just like the Ancient Egypt link above, the British Museum gives you a thorough look into Ancient Greece.
Topics include the Acropolis, Athens, Daily Life, Festivals and Games, Geography, Gods and Goddesses, Knowledge and Learning, Sparta, Time, War. You can follow the procession of the Panathenaic festival and build a virtual temple, take a virtual tour of Athens and "rope" slaves into attending Assembly.
BBC: Ancient Greeks
BBC's History section offers an impressive array of exhibitions, activities, games, photo galleries, and other resources. The BBC Ancient History section focuses on Anglo-Saxons, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Vikings.
An Illustrated History of the Roman Empire
This website offers a comprehensive history of the Roman Empire through essays, chronologies, photo galleries, maps, lists, timelines, and more. Major categories include The Founding, The Kings, The Republic, Early Emperors, The Decline, The Collapse, Constantinople, Religion, Society, and The Army.
The Roman Empire in the 1st Century
This 2006 student-centered PBS film-companion site includes an extensive hyperlinked and illustrated essay on the Roman Empire. It also has many special features, including a Virtual Library with excerpts from writers of the time such as Tacitus, Petronius and Pliny the Younger; a Timeline to explore Rome in the First Century AD through the events of the time.
Like learning about history?
Here's some interesting things to explore!
The History Chicks
"Where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely coincidental!" is their motto. Join Beckett and Susan in their podcasts as they go over various women in history.
Stuff You Missed in History Class
From howstuffworks.com, Stuff You Missed in History Class covers a wide variety of topics, figures in history, and movements throughout history. Their podcasts are informative and interesting.
Here's some interesting things to explore!
The History Chicks
"Where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely coincidental!" is their motto. Join Beckett and Susan in their podcasts as they go over various women in history.
Stuff You Missed in History Class
From howstuffworks.com, Stuff You Missed in History Class covers a wide variety of topics, figures in history, and movements throughout history. Their podcasts are informative and interesting.