American History
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2012-2013
American History
"I want you"
to sign up for Dual Enrollment
2012-2013
American Presidents:
List and Facts about the Presidents
President Bio's
Digital Timeline of Presidents: Hoover-Bush
REALLY GOOD: TIMELINE OF EVERY ELECTION AND RESULTS
American Presidental Elections:
List and Voting Numbers in the Presidental Elections
Early Explorers:
Real Pirates of the Caribbean
European Explorers
Really Good Map of Early North American Explorers
Thirteen Colonies:
King Phillip's War
13 Colonies Mapping Activity
History of the Thirteen Colonies
Life in the Colonies
13 colonies Quiz
Mayflower Video
Jamestown Interactive
The Pilgrims
American Revolution:
Treaty of Paris: 1763: Ends the French and Indian War
Revolutionary Timeline
Images of the American Revolution
DECODED- Culper Spy Ring: Washington and Arnold- Full Video
Washington Summary: America the Story of US
T.J. and the Revo- To Late to Appologize- Full Website
T.J. and the Revo- To Late to Appologize- Video
T.J. and the Revo- To Late to Appologize- Lyrics
Declaration of Independence:
Declaration of Indpendence- Decoded
Formation of the United States:
George Washington Mount Vernon
Map of Mount Vernon: Washington's Estate
Online Museum of George Washington
George Washington Biography
Timeline of George Washington's Life
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Formation of the White House
Hamilton and Burr Milk Commercial
Ben Franklin in 90 seconds
Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase:
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson Pictures
Letter from Jefferson: Library of Congress
John Jay Papers
Lewis and Clark: Excellent Summary
Lewis and Clark: Journals
Secret Presidential Codes Video: Lewis and Clark
War of 1812:
Madison and the War of 1812 Video
Interesting Fact Video about Madison
The only book to survive the Burning of the White House in 1812- Video
Mr. Madison's War: War of 1812
Remember the Alamo:
Alamo Video
Civil War:
Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
Civil War Interactive Map
Ken Burns "The Civil War"
Summary of the Civil War
Important Battles of the Civil War
Good Civil War Political Cartoons Website
Decoded: Confederate Gold: Knights of the Golden Circle
Hatfields & McCoys:
Hatfields and McCoys Interactive Website
Gilded Age:
The Men Who Built America- Trailer
Cornelius Vanderbilt- The men who built America
J.P Morgan- The men who built America
Andrew Carnegie- The men who built America
John D Rockefeller- The men who built America
Henry Ford- The men who built America
Progressivism:
Decoded: Secrets of the Statue of Liberty
WWI:
Christmas Day Truce
First in the First World War Video
The Great War
World War 1 Summary
World War in the Trenches
World War I
Prohibition and The Roaring 20's:
Al Capone Exploits Prohibition
This day in History: Prohibiton
Organized Crime and Al Capone
The Great Depression:
Photo Essay of the Great Depression
Mount Rushmore Video
Statue of Liberty
Fort Knox Mystery
Franklin Delano Roosevelt:
The Man:
Images of FDR
FDR's Inaugural Address: March 4, 1933
FDR: A Voice of Hope
FDR: The Person behind the Image
FDR as a War President
FDR makes Gold possession illegal
Fireside Chats:
Fireside Chat on the Drought and the Dust Bowl: September 6, 1936
Fireside Chat on the Fall of Rome to the Allies: June 5, 1944
Fireside Chats Scripts
Fireside Chats Videos
FDR's Address to Congress about Pearl Harbor
FDR update on the war in Europe
New Deal:
FDR's Social Security Act
FDR's Tennessee Valley Authority
WWII:
WWII Timeline
REALLY GOOD: Interactive Map of WWII
European Theater:
Map of Nazi Expansion
Battle of Britan Air Show
The Nazi Atlantic Wall 1942-1944
Battle for the Atlantic- Convoy Systems and Radar
Arnold Ropeik on the Concentration Camps
Really Good D-Day Invasion Video
D-Day Invasion- June 6, 1944
D-Day Invasion
Battle of the Buldge- Veteran Account
Hitler's Mistake in WWII
Pacific Theater:
FDR's Infamy Speech: Attack on Pearl Harbor: December 7,1941
USS Enterprise: WWII Battleships
Carrier at War: USS Enterprise (full episode)
Kamikaze Fighters
Battle of Kwajalein- January 31,1944
Battle of Saipan- June 15,1944
Battle of Guam- July 21,1944
Battle of Peleliu- September 15,1944
Battle of Iwo Jima- February 19, 1945
Life after People- Iwo Jima Statue
Battle of Okinawa-April 1, 1945
American Island Hoping Campaign
Batan Death March
Home Front:
The Tuskegee Red-Tail Angels
Tuskegee Airman: Luther Smith
REALLY GOOD: Japanese Internment Website
More American Propaganda Posters: History Channel
Allied Occupation Zones of Berlin
Duck and Cover Video
Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall Article
Space Race: US vs USSR: sputnik
Korean War:
F-86 Sabre: Airplane in Korean War
1950-60's:
Ike for President Political Campaign Video
Kennedy vs. Nixon Political Campaign Video
Civil Rights Movement:
History of the Civil Rights Movement
Important Court Cases
Jim Crow Laws
Rise and Fall of Jim Crow Laws
REALLY GOOD CIVIL RIGHTS SITE
Martin Luther King Jr.- "I have a Dream" speech
Martin Luther King Jr.- March on Washington: August 28,1963
MLK Documentary- The Assassination Tapes
The Greensboro 4- Good Documentary
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
1960-70's:
Woodstock: August 15-18,1969
Kent State Riots
Vietnam:
Brief History of the Vietnam War
Vietnam Brokendown Video
Vietnam Veterans Interactive map
Nixon's Secret Deal to end Vietnam: Bombing in Cambodia and Laos
September 11, 2001:
9/11 Interactive Map- Really Good
Summary of 9/11 Video
America's Book of Secrets:
Political Cartoons:
Excellent Political Cartoon Website
Ohio State University Political Cartoon Library
Really Good Political Cartoon Website
Educational Games and Puzzles:
History Channel Games and Puzzles
Road to Citizenship Board Game
State License Plate Game
United States Geography Game
Oregon Trail
WWII Total Experience
Educational Tools:
Citations
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Wordle