U.S. History (General Sources)
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MayflowerHistory Complete site dealing with the Mayflower, the Pilgrims, and early Plymouth Colony. |
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The Amistad Case |
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The Cherokee Nation Background to the "Trail of Tears" presented by the state of Georgia, includes other tribes as well. |
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The American Civil War Homepage |
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The Civil War Home Page |
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Beyond Face Value: The depictions of slavery in Confederate Currency |
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The Home Front (WWI) A student-made tour of the front. |
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Progressive Era to New Era (1900-1929) primary resources from The Library of Congress |
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Progressive Era (1890-1913) human interest stories from The Library of Congress |
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Progressive Era Resources from the Organization of American Historians |
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World War II Links |
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Dr. Seuss Went to War A Collection of Political Cartoons |
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Vietnam War Internet Project |
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Gang Research Net provides basic information about what gangs are, female gangs, and the relationship of gangs to the War on Drugs. |
U.S. Government
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The White House |
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The United States Senate |
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United States House of Representatives |
U.S. Biographies
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The Presidents of the United States |
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The First Ladies |
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The National Women's History Project |
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What did you do in the War, Grandma? Interviews with women about their experiences during WWII. |
Maps
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Maps101 Over 4,000 maps, some historical... see CHS Library Staff for password. |
World History
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Renaissance Inventions and Technology Includes Inventors and Educational Atmosphere. |
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Napoleon A timeline of his life. |
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First World War An A to Z listing of 2500 entries of World War I material. |
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Encyclopaedia of the First World War |
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Russian History |
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Rulers Leaders of the world's countries, current and past. |
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World History : HyperHistory |
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The History Channel |
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ANYDAY Today-in-History PAGE of SCOPE SYSTEMS. |
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Discoverers Web Homepage |
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History Online Project |
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TheHistoryNet - Where History Lives on the Web |
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The History Place |
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World Mythology: Myth by Image Visit the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and look at this collection of images from Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and China. |
Local History Sites
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Ohlone Costanoans, indigenous people of the California Central Coast. |
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Santa Cruz County History from the Santa Cruz Public Library. |
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The Regional History Project from UC Santa Cruz. |
Industrial Revolution
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Industrial Revolution Resources Tons of IR websites pre-selected by Chico High's librarian, Peter Milbury. |
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The Industrial Revolution and the Second Industrial Revolution Primary source material presented by Fordham University in New York. Part of the Internet Modern History Sourcebook. |
Inventions
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Spotlight on American Inventors Links and bios of several dozen U.S. inventors from the Smithsonian Institute. |
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Innovation Timeline A chronology of world-wide inventions. |
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National Inventors' Hall of Fame Searchable by decade, this website offers bios and summaries of U.S. inventors and their work. |
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Important Historical Inventions and Inventors Tables showing inventions, dates, and nationalities. |
Child Labor
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Stolen Dreams Photos and text document working children in several developing countries. |
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By the Sweat and Toil of Children This report from the U.S. Depart. of Labor (DOL) examines child labor in sixteen developing nations around the world. Includes current statistics. |
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Child Labor Directly from the Google directory on "Child Labor." |
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Sweatshops Directly from the Google directory on "Sweatshops." |
updated: 10 February 2004
