Resources for Homeschoolers
American History Resources
The nation's museum, featuring online exhibits, reading lists and resources, virtual tours, and "Encyclopedia Smithsonian" to help you find your way.
National Archives and Records Administration
Access the holdings of the independent federal agency charged with preserving our nation's history and its famous documents.
Historical collections from the Library of Congress.
A Chronology of US Historical Documents
A clickable index to online resources.
Dozens of historical documents, speeches, poems, stories, songs, and prayers.
Digitized primary source material from 18th century America, plus the Early America Review, discussion forums for history buffs, history-based crossword puzzles, and more.
America's National and Historical Documents
A hotlist of links to several documents available on the web.
Including several incarnations of the Pennsylvania Constitution.
A Native American history archive, with maps, timeline, and search facility.
Developed by high school students for their 10th grade history class.
A history of Ellis Island, virtual tour, teachers' resources, and immigration links.
Preserving and presenting American folklife, from the Library of Congress.
Timelines and discussion guides to accompany the popular series of diaries from Scholastic.
A primary source document, this is Christopher Columbus' letter announcing the success of his voyage to the "islands of the India sea".
Internet resources for his life and times, from the Franciscan Archive.
Lots of links about the man, the voyages, and the controversy.
Everything you could ever want to know about the ship, the passengers, and the history.
Online home of the Plimoth Plantation, the living history museum of 17th century Plymouth.
Its history and people, including photos of the Mayflower II.
American social history through primary sources, from the antebellum period through reconstruction. Contains 1,600 books and 50,000 journal articles from the 19th century.
American and British History Resources on the Internet
Documents, treaties, bibliographies, general information and sites by subject.
Lots of links to documents, presidential addresses, people, and topic links.
From Revolution to Reconstruction
A hypertext of American history, including dozens of primary sources.
A compilation of quotes from our founding fathers and others.
Biographies of the signers of the American Declaration of Independence.
Benjamin Franklin: Glimpses of the Man
This online exhibit includes biographical information, a timeline of his life, a link to the Franklin memorial, enrichment activities, and links to online and print resources.
A journey into the founding of a nation, with lots of virtual tours, topical pages, and documents, with a particular emphasis on the city of Philadelphia.
Colonial Williamsburg's Historical Almanack
Meet the people, experience colonial life, see the places, and browse the colonial dateline; includes teachers' resources.
Documenting the American South
A full-text database of primary resources on Southern history, literature and culture, from the colonial period through the first decades of the 20th century.
History Look: American Civil War Lesson
Background, significant events, and an interesting quote file from the Civil War era.
The American Civil War Homepage
The definitive listing of links to Civil War resources on the internet.
A Civil War character generator and background information make this an interactive site. Use historical research and creative writing to create a character, interact with others, and write a Civil War diary.
Poetry and Music of the War Between the States
Search by titles, first lines, and authors, or browse listings; includes MIDI files.
The Music of the American Civil War
Songs of the Civil War, and collections of works by 19th century composers.
The US Postal Service commemorates Black history through stamps, and includes a Black history tour, a Black history quiz, and a games and activities zone.
The National Civil Rights Museum
A comprehensive overview of the Civil Rights Movement in exhibit form; includes an interactive tour.
A photo gallery of influential African Americans of the 20th century.
Education World's salute to Black History Month includes links for education, as well as activity and lesson ideas.
