About.com Over 700 excellent geography sites, including a comprehensive collection of printable black-line maps.

American Civil War Homepage Most complete collection of information on the Civil War you will find anywhere along with a comprehensive history, personal accounts, photos, flags, portraits, maps and battle scenes.

American Memory A collection of primary source and archival material related to American culture and history.

American West At this site you will find information about the Amerian West, from its history and development to today's events. Included are maps of trails, photos of pioneer towns, stories of everyday life, and recommended links to many sites about the American West.

Ancient History Lesson Plans Excellent collection of lesson plans for all ages in the areas of archeology, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome and Ancient China.

Ancient World Web Organized by both geography and subject. Includes ancient documents, archeology, architecture, art, history, law, language, literature, museums, exhibits, military, mythology, religion, paleontology, sciences, towns and cities.

Anne Frank House The reality of the Holocaust and the tiny space where Anne wrote her famous diary. Educational materials and visuals bring this tragic story to life.

Census Bureau Top quality statistical information about the United States.

CIA Fact Book Demographic, geographic and political information on all the countries and territories of the world.

Civil War Photographs Scenes of military personnel, preparations for battle, and battle after-effects primarily taken by Matthew Brady.

Civil War Women: Primary Sources on the Internet Brings you diaries, letters, photographs and other documents reflecting women's experiences during the Civil War.

Countries and International Services Lots of unusual and hard to find information about countries and services around the world.

Country Reports Country information from around the world. A resource for business, tourists, students and teachers. The Internet's best source of country data!

Education First: Black History Activities Six web sites on African-American history (they also serve as examples on how to integrate the web and videoconferencing into the classroom). Site titles: Black History Hotlist, Interactive Treasure Hunt, Subject Sampler, a Webquest on the Little Rock 9, and Tuskegee Tragedy.

Free Blank Outline Maps Free Blank Outline Maps of the Countries and Continents of the World.

50 States.com Tour and gain knowledge of the 50 states, commonwealths and territories by means of maps, facts, links, and much more.

Friends and Partners Jointly developed by the citizens of the US and Russia to promote better understanding between the people of our countries.

Government Information Sharing Demonstration Project demonstrationg how technology can be used to create a user-friendly and powerful system for accessing U.S. Federal Government Information.

Historic Events and Birthdates Just enter the date and historic events/birthdates appear. Students can either access today's date or any day of the month. What appears is famous people's birthdays, what happened on this date in history, holidays, deaths, religious observances, religious history, and a thought for the day.

Historical Maps A wide array of historical maps of the United States.

HistoryNet Everything and more that you have ever wanted to know about history.

MapQuest Plug in a city or state and this site will produce a map you can zoom in or out on or pan in any direction.

Maps A great site for dynamic, black and white, trail, and interactive topographic maps.

Mayflower Web Page This site features history and genealogical information about the Mayflower. It includes diaries, histories, myths, early writings, and links to other pilgrim sites.

Mexico for Kids A complete guide to Mexico from the office of the President. It is written in French and Spanish, as well as English. For grades K-6, with lots of colorful illustrations and easy-to-read text. Students will learn all about Mexico, its geography, government, and history.

National Archives and Records Administration Primary source documents with digitized versions of American history's greatest hits, incidental source material, and strong educational resources. Create your own archives.

Native American Information Resources Links to hundreds of resources about Native Americans.

PBS TeacherSource Public Broadcasting's Web site for teachers. Information on PBS educational resources, copyright information, informative articles, and much more.

Peace Corps Lessons See the world! More than 100 lesson plans covering a range of topics, many organized by grade level, including map reading, the environment, and activities of teenage girls around the world. Grades 3-12.

Postcards from America Hitch a ride on the Information Superhighway at "Postcards From America". Accompanying Priscilla Sarsfield, a former teacher, and her husband, photographer Ken Mahlenkamp, as they travel across the US and send live, electronic postcards every day.

Resources for Teaching About the Americas RETANET has resources and curriculum materials about Latin America, the Spanish Caribbean, and the U.S. Southwest, a searchable database of resource materials and a photograph archive.

Russia Today Daily news coverage of politics, business and life in Russia.

Seven Wonders of the World A clickable map, timeline, and links to related ancient history sites make this a fun and easy way to learn about the cultures of Western Civilization.

Slave Voices From the Special Collections Library of Duke University, the story of slavery is retold with the documents of the period. Bills of sale, newspaper advertisements, diaries, etc., are reproduced and interpreted.

Social Studies School Service Social Studies School Service has created links to other sites across the Web edited with the social studies educator in mind.

USA City Link Comprehensive list of web pages featuring U.S. states and cities.

USA Counties Use this to unearth geographic and raw census data about every single U.S. state and county. Click on the map and zoom in as close as the next county or as far away as the most distant state.

Valley Forge The story of Valley Forge, samples from the museum, weather reports and journals from the period of encampment.

World War I "Trenches on the Web" is a vast source of information about The Great War--World War One.

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