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by Mr. Steve Mercado of Chaffee High School - lots of links AP Students.com: notecards, outlines of history, testing tips and links History Teacher.net - Ms. Susan Pojer of Horace Greeley High School in N.Y Terry Jordan of Orange High School Greg Felmuth at Polytechnic School in Pasadena - Quizzes, charts, and outlines Keith Wood of Murray High School Grant Conway at Winston Churchill HS Mr. Tom Traynor of Greensburg, PA History Teacher.net- Ms. Susan Pojer Quizzes to go with every unit for the textbook, American Pageant Sample Test Questions from Mr. Terry Jordan America: A Concise History by James A. Henretta, David Bordy and Lynn Dumenil The American Pageant by Thomas A. Bailey, David M. Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen The American Nation by John Garraty The American People by Gary Nash Prentice Hall Review of American History and Government College Board - AP History Site: DBQ Tutorial and Sample Essays with Comments AP History Notes - notes on each chapter to go with the textbook, American Pageant History Links from Tennessee Tech - Super list of links A HyperHistory of the United States - online textbook, biographies, essays from colonial times to present An Abridged History of the United States - Online Textbook by William Brinton Time Page History Links - Links to every era of American history US History for AP Students - test-taking tips, links and European Voyages of Exploration - great site with links to information about European explorers Where did Columbus land? - explores the questions surrounding where Columbus made landfall North Carolina's First Inhabitants - text on NC's first colonists 12,000 years before Roanoke Where Conquistadors Went in North America - Extensive information on De Soto and links to other explorers Conquest and History Links - Lots of links about early explorers and Native Americans Discovers' Web - Some nice person has attempted to provide links to all the information on the web about voyages of discovery A Talk by Jared Diamond - Why did human history develop differently on different continents for the last 13,000 years? A discussion of Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel - a review by a professor of economics A review of Guns, Germs and Steel -An ingenious attempt to explain differences in achievement Another review of Guns, Germs and Steel - From For a Change Magazine
Pilgrims and Puritans - background essay on the subject Our English/Puritan Heritage - Background on events in England leading to immigration of Puritans Mayflower Web Page - All sorts of information on the Mayflower. Find out if you had an ancestor on the Mayflower The Massachusetts Bay Colony - History of the colony Jamestown Uncovered - Article on the interesting discoveries from recent archaelogical excavations at Jamestown Jamestown Rediscovery Project - Information about excavating Jamestown and history of the colony Captain John Smith - interesting article John Smith - information about his role in Jamestown The Real Pocahontas - article with links to information about John Smith, John Rolfe and Powhatan The Establishment of Jamestown and Decline of Indian Power - college essay Archiving Early America - has primary source materials Early History of Rhode Island - history from earliest Indian tribes to information about Roger Williams Salem, Massachusetts Site - Information about the Salem Witch Trials Salem Witchcraft Hysteria - National Geographic interactive site Witchcraft in Salem Village - Great site with primary documents, trial documents, narratives, maps Salem Witch Museum - background information Chronology of Salem Witch Trials - From the Memorial Site Salem Witchcraft Trials - information on the trials, chronology of events and evidence Witchcraft in Salem Village - information about the background to the trials and the evidence used at trial The Salem Witch Conspiracy - articles written by descendants of two of the accused including Rebecca Nurse 17th Century Colonial New England - Sites with emphasis on Salem Witch Trials including a comparison of the play, The Crucible, and the facts Anne Hutchinson - Article with biographical information and her relevance to women today Anne Hutchinson - high school essay William Penn - Biographical information William Penn - Good information James Oglethorpe - Lecture given at Oxford Cycles of American History/Colonial Period - Has links to many sites on Colonial America. Excellent starting point Historical Highlights of North Carolina - Information about early NC settlers Sir Walter Raleigh - Biographical Information First English Settlement in the New World - Information on Roanoke, Grenville and Lane's colony and Jamestown Journal of Early America Review - Online magazine with articles about early America Founding the American Colonies - Has links to information on the original 13 colonies Colonial American History Online - Has links to sites related to Colonial America Virtual tour of Historic Philadelphia - Tour Philadelphia while sitting at home Colonial Kids - Think Quest web page to learn about life in colonial times United States -1600-1775 - More sites on Colonial America than you can shake the proverbial stick at (but why would you want to?) American History Sources for Students - Many links to sites relating to the Colonial Period An Outline of American History - Hypertext history of the Colonial Period Migrations - A multimedia course exploring the migrations of Europeans and Africans onto Native American lands Amerindian Migrations and Population Decline 1500-1700 -article Justice in the Colonies - article from Colonial Williamsburg site on how the colonists dealt with criminals Curious Punishments of Bygone Days- information on punishments such as the ducking stool and the pillory The Atlantic Slave Trade - Library of Congress exhibit and article The Middle Passage - Evidence to use for debate Slave Narratives - texts of experiences of slaves from 17th century to emancipation, description of the slave trade by slave traders and the memories of a slave kidnapped at age six The History of Slavery: 1619 - 1789 - Detailed article and chronology about the early years of slavery in America The Economics of the Slave Trade - Article Chronicling Black Lives in Colonial New England - article from The Christian Science Monitor Black History in New Hampshire - Chronicles the history of blacks in NH from their first arrival in Portsmouth Slavery in the Early American Colonies - article on the roots of slavery Colonial African-American Life - article from Colonial Williamsburg site Original 13 Colonies - LInks to information on each colony 13 Original Colonies - Information on the founding of each colony and comparing them Original 13 Colonies - More links The United States and New Netherland - Hypertext essay on the history of the Dutch in America Religion and the Founding of the American Republic - Library of Congress exhibition and articles Net's Colonial America - Lots and lots of links
Revolutionary War links - Multitudinous sites on the Revolution 18th Century History - Comprehensive site on world history by decade in the 18th century Revolutionary War.org - Claims to have a list of links second to none on the Revolution. A great resource Internet Resources on the Revolution - Lots of links relating to causes, battles, maps, famous people American Veterans: The American Revolution - Pictures, statistics and battle summaries More Revolutionary War links - exactly what I said American Revolution Home Page - timeline, battle histories and extensive biographies of key figures Even More Links for the Revolution - Lots of links An Outline of History - Hypertext on events leading up to the Revolution Sons of America Revolution - Summary of the Revolution and links to articles from their journal The Revolution Year by Year - History of the Revolution with links to more information Links to The Revolutionary War - lots of links America's Revolutionary War - Hypertext history of the causes of the war and major battles A Journey towards Freedom - Online discussion for students and teachers, links, games The History Place: American Revolution - Background and details about the American Revolution plus tips on writing a research paper Liberty - Companion to the PBS Series with summary of events and a game you can play to test your knowledge of events NM's Revolution - Links to sites about the American and French Revolutions Return to Revolutionary War Directory French and Indian War Magazine - Lots of information The French and Indian War - Links to information on the war The French and Indian War - Electric Library Encyclopedia article The Seven Years War Website - Articles and links The French and Indian War - List of links from GeoCities The French and Indian War: A History - story of the war year by year French and Indian War's Impact on America - Essay from online textbook Colonel Benjamin Franklin - article about Franklin's role in French and Indian War Return to Revolutionary War Directory Sugar Act and Stamp Act - background information Captain Thomas Preston's Account of the Boston Massacre - Also link to an anonymous account, and John Hancock's speech Paul Revere's Etching of the Boston Massacre - Background Information Essay on Boston Massacre - Tribute to Crispus Attucks Boston Tea Party - short history with some hyperlinks The Regulators of North Carolina - site devoted to this lesser known battle that served as a preface to the Revolution Return to Revolutionary War Directory World Quest: Declaration of Independence - Summary of events leading up to the Declaration and background on the signers The Declaration: A Bill of Indictment Against the King - Hyperlinked summary of events leading to the Declaration Founding.com: A User's Guide to the Declaration of Independence - Great site with history, discussion of issues involved, timeline, biographies Writing the Declaration - John Adams' memories of how Jefferson came to write the Declaration US History.Org - information on historic Philadelphia hosted by Independence Hall Colonial Hall - Biographies of all the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, trivia questions on the Declaration Return to Revolutionary War Directory Battles of the Revolution - Information on selected battles Awesome Links on the Revolution - Links on causes of the Revolution, Boston Massacre, famous people, maps, Declaration of Independence, Continental Congresses, etc. It's all here. Canadian Forces College - more links and military history Tactical and Weapons of the Revolutionary War - short overview The Continental Army - Online book from the Center of Military History Battles of Lexington and Concord - Outline of American History Battles of Trenton and Princeton - Nice summary Drums Along the Mohawk - Nice site with information on the Revolution in New York State and biographies of individuals on both sides History of the Battle of Saratoga - primary sources, biographies of people involved Battle of Saratoga - Information from the Battlefield site and map of the battle Battle of Saratoga - From Worcester Polytechnic Institute, includes military analysis Battle of Monmouth - summary Cowpens - Articles abut people involved in the battle from the historic site web page The Southern Campaign - short summary The Battle of Guilford Courthouse - one man's website Battle of Yorktown - Timeline and analysis Yorktown - short articles on the battle with timelines Yorktown Site - summary and timeline and information on the battle The Navy during the Continental Period - History of the Navy from the revolution to 1890 from the Naval Historical Center Return to Revolutionary War Directory Maps of National Battlefields Sites - arranged alphabetically Maps of the Revolution - selected battle sites Military Battles and Campaigns - historic maps Return to Revolutionary War Directory Ethan Allen - Hypertext biography The Enigma of Benedict Arnold - Article from Early America Review Benjamin Franklin - from Franklin Institute; has biography Benjamin Franklin - from Franklin Institute with emphasis on his scientific work Nathanael Greene - Nice website with biography A Biography of Alexander Hamilton - Good information Thomas Jefferson - Monticello site Thomas Paine's The Crisis - college essay Mount Vernon's Educational Resources - biography of George Washington Biography of George Washington - Online book How George Washington and his spectacles saved the American Republic - article Brief Informational stories - short stories on Nathan Hale, Patrick Henry and Benjamin Franklin Sons of Liberty: Patriots or Traitors - article The Revolution's Black Soldiers - Summary with some links A Scholar's Showcase - Essays on the Revolution from the role of Blacks in the Revolution to portrayals of lesser known figures in the Revolution
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Notable Women Ancestors - click on names of notable women to find out more about roles individual women played during the Revolution Amazing Women of the Revolution - story of Deborah Samson Unruly Women - article about two women involved in the Revolution Women and the Revolution - short overview Captain Molly - Story of first woman to be wounded in the Revolution Deborah Samson - essay from the Massachusetts Historical Society Return to Revolutionary War Directory History of Spying during the Revolution - Good information on Intelligence techniques, personalities, and intelligence operations. Published by the CIA Spies and the Revolution - Stories of spies and primary documents Was the American Revolution a Revolution? - good essay Little Known Facts of the Revolution A Revolutionary Simulation - A Think Quest game that lets you simulate the role of being a commander in the Continental Army What if the American Revolution Had Been Avoided? - Alternate History Return to Revolutionary War Directory
The Constitution, Law and Supreme Court The Founders' Constitution - Excellent site that gives detailed background of every aspect of the Constitution United States Supreme Court Collection - Biographies of current members Signers of the American Constitution - National Archives site with biographies of everyone who signed the Constitution Cornell Supreme Court Site - Searchable Site of Supreme Court Cases: search by topic Supreme Court Cases - Summaries of the main issues and the decisions involving important Supreme Court Cases Famous Constitutional Cases - selected links to significant cases Oyez Page - Search for Supreme Court Cases FindLaw Constitutional Law Center - Documents relating to the Constitution and early US history, Supreme Court decisions FindLaw First Amendment Cases - Index of Supreme Court cases dealing with issues arising from the First Amendment First Amendment Cyber Tribune - Site devoted to issues arising from the First Amendment American Civil Liberty Union - Page has links to issues such as abortion, racial equality, AIDS, student rights, women's rights, etc. The ACLU has a decidedly liberal slant but the information is good Students' Rights - American Civil Liberties Union page with information touching on issues relating to students The Freedom Forum - Information on issues dealing with freedom of the press Justice Web Site - Devoted to Supreme Court rulings on Capital Punishment American Civll Liberties Union and the Death Penalty Info - Links to articles and sites about the Death Penalty Famous Trials - information about some of the most famous cases in American history; they also have trivia games on famous cases and the Bill of Rights James Madison: Godfather to the Constitution - article from Early America Review Web Guide to the Constitution - Links to articles on the Web about the Constitution tied to the specific article or amendment The US Constituiton.Net - Wonderful site with answers to Frequently Asked Questions (over 90), relation to current events, in depth discussions of selected topics, searchable The Constitution of the United States: Its Sources and Applications- great site on the history, hyperlinks, explanation of issues connected to the constitution, landmark cases A More Perfect Union - history of the constitutional convention Washington Post - Links to articles from the newspaper dealing with Supreme Court issues Guide to the Supreme Court - Information on history of the court, procedures, current cases and justices Virtual Supreme Court - University of Pennsylvania Law School page with online discussion of the term limits case Court TV Online - Information about cases that Court TV is following including many that deal with constitutional issues The Missing 13th Amendment - Interesting historical find and interpretation of its implications Constitutional Issues: Suite 101 - Links to sites that deal with constitutional issues
C-Span - Find out out over 50 historians rated the presidents. Click on "Overall Results" to find out how the presidents rate or pick individual presidents to find how they rated on a list of 10 qualities. WSJ Ranking of the Presidents - The Wall Street Journal's ranking of the presidents with articles on overrated and underrated presidents Lists of US Presidents - Information on presidents grouped by subject area such as Zodiac signs, military service, or who survived assassination attempts. This is a great way to find the answer to Questions of the Week. Which Presidents the Presidents like - article with several interesting quotes of presidents on other presidents Rating the Presidents is Bunk - article criticizing the trend of finding the greatest of anything POTUS: Presidents on the Internet - Lots of information on election results, cabinet members, significant events during our 43 presidents' terms Members of the President's Cabinet - List of President George W. Bush's Cabinet Presidents on the Net - Links to everything you could ever want to know about the Presidency and specific presidents EC Online - Everything you need to know about the Electoral College and a defense of the system Outline of American History - Biographies of all the Presidents Useless facts about the Presidents The White House Page - biographies of all the presidents and information about the White House The American Experience: The Presidents - information on selected 20th century presidents The American Presidency - Grolier online encyclopedia links about presidents POTUS: Internet Public Library on Presidents - links to biographies, documents, audio and video files. Grolier's Encylopedia on the Presidency - Articles about the power of the presidency Early United States History: Building a New Nation Washington's Farewell Address - also you can click on where it says Historical Documents and see other important documents such as the Declaration of Independence, MLK's speech, Gettysburg Address George Washington: Founding Father - PBS site with biographical information and links to documents written by Washington on religious liberty and slavery Rediscovering George Washington - PBS site for documentary Alexander Hamilton Page - Lots of information Biography of Alexander Hamilton - From early career to his death in the duel The Duel - Site from the PBS documentary about the about the duel between Hamilton and Burr Thomas Jefferson - links on Jefferson Into the Unknown - PBS site on the Lewis and Clark expedition - online game Lewis and Clark Expedition - links relating to the expedition The Long March of Lewis and Clark - article from Wild West Magazine Sacajawea - Article James Madison Site - Biographical information, links and quiz The War of 1812 - information and links about that war War of 1812 - Military History Site with lots of links War of 1812 - Great site with biographies of people involved in the war and information on important battles as well as quizzes that you can take Military Heritage Site on War of 1812 - Has trivia, quizzes, articles and animated battles War of 1812 - Thinkquest created site to teach about the war with interactive quizzes How Much do you know about the War of 1812? - Interactive quiz Old Hickory's Finest Hour - detailed history of Battle of New Orleans James Madison Web Site - LInks to primary documents and biography 19th Century - Huge list of links from AOL Tales of the Early Republic - Site devoted to US during Jackson's time 19th century periodicals - search by subject The Avalon Project from Yale University - Lots of 19th century documents Tales of the Early Republic - lots of links to primary and secondary sources Readings on Jacksonian America- lots of primary sources on a multitude of topics Exploring Tocqueville - C-Span site with excerpts from his writing and a map of his journey Democracy in America - Online Hypertext Journal of a Residence and Tour of the United States - online text of a visit by a European who stayed mostly in free Black communities and wrote of his experiences there. Scroll the Table of Contents - there's something for ervery subject here. Eyewitness to History - Experience events through the words of those who witnessed it: covers American history from the 18th century to the present Black Quest Power Links - African American History, Culture and Black Studies Resources Jackson Miscellanies - Site devoted to primary documents and analysis from Jackson's presidency Andrew Jackson - links on Jackson from Red Rock Elementary A campaign biography of Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson and the Bank - essay Henry Clay: An Online Tribute - timeline and portraits Margaret Bayard Smith describes Jackson's inauguration Daniel Webster writes of Jackson's arrival in Washington Jacksonian and Jeffersonian Democracy Essay on Slavery by George E. Channing 1841 Map - Percentage Enslaved 1820 and 1840 My Bondage and Freedom by Frederick Douglass 1855 The Narrative of Sojourner Truth - 1850 Exploring Amistad - Site devoted to the slave revolt aboard the Amistad Amistad Page - many links Amistad Site - Information on the favorite case as well as on the copyright case against the Spielberg movie John Quincy Adams' Speech before the Supreme Court The Supreme Court's Decision in the Amistad Case The Gilder Lehrmen Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition - has lots of primary documents Uncle Tom's Cabin and American Culture - an amazing multi-media archive with the full text online plus links to all sorts of material, including texts, songs, and movie clips, relating to the period William Lloyd Garrison's Opening Editorial for the Liberator Freedom's Journal - the first African American newspaper 1827 David Walker's Appeal - excerpts Journal of a Residence and Tour of the United States - online text of a visit by a European, Edward S. Abdy, who stayed mostly in free Black communities and wrote of his experiences there Bostonians Break up Abolition Meetings - picture African-Americans convene for their second national convention 1932- article from the Liberator Selections from the writings of William Lloyd Garrison African Colonization and Other Observations - comments by Edward S. Abdy The Anti-Slavery record - for the Anti-Slavery Society 1835 Peter Osborne addresses a crowd of African Americans celebrating American independence 1832 Pro-Slavery riots in Cincinnati Founding of the New England Anti-Slavery Society - from a biography of William Lloyd Garrison Frederick Douglass on Colonization - from the North Star Excerpt from a biography of William Lloyd Garrison Links on Harriet Beecher Stowe Transcendentalists, Cultural Changes, Scientific Developments, Literature, and Art The American Renaissance and Transcendentalism Ralph Waldo Emerson - information and links to his writings Henry David Thoreau - information and links to his writings Others in the Circle - a couple dozen links to information and writings Walt Whitman - online texts The Hudson River School - Artcyclopedia Hudson River School - Art collection The Hudson River School and Landscape Painting Hudson River School - Yahoo's list of links Hudson River School - PBS site I Hear America Singing - PBS site of composers, artists, and writers Religious movements, Second Great Awakening, Communalism, and the Mormons Evangelicanism, Revivalism and the Second Great Awakening - history of religious movements in this period Evangelicism as a Social Movement Alexis de Tocqueville observes Religious Enthusiasm 1831-32 Lyman Beecher and the Problem of Religious Pluralism in the 19th Century - essay Charles Finney recalls his days in Oneida, New York What a revival of religion is - lecture by Charles Finney Lecture on Revival of Religion from William Sprague 1833 The Moral Argument Against Calvinism - 1809 article by William Ellery Channing Sermons by William Ellery Channing - 19th century Unitarian minister The Roots of the Second Great Awakening - college lecture Religious Groups, Benevolent Organizations, and American Pluralism - college lecture Religious Origins of American Identity - college lecture Religion and the New Republic - Library of Congress art exhibit Religion in the 1830s and 1840s - several primary documents Mormonism and the American Mainstream Prophet Joseph Smith relays God's message The Mormon Trek - map Official Site of the Church of the Latter Day Saints National Museum of American Jewish History Roman Catholics and Immigration Roman Catholics and Immigration in 19th Century America African American Perspectives - Pamphlets from the 19th century Religion in the South - College Course A New View of Society by Robert Owen - four essays Women and the Oneida Community - documents New Harmony - A documentary Source Problem - 19 primary sources Their Habits of Order are Carried to the Extreme - A Lowell Worker visits the Shakers All was New to Me and Strange - a visitor to a Shaker Community -1830 Women's movement, Temperance movement, reform efforts in education, prisons, and care of the insane 75 Suffragists - famous people in the Women's Movement Women in America- Lots of primary documents arranged by topic Women and Social Movements - lots of topics and each has primary documents How Did Diverse Activists Shape the Nineteenth-Century Dress Reform Movement? - primary documents and images Women's Lives in the 19th Century - links Seneca Falls Convention - links to newspaper reports on the convention The Women's Rights Movement - primary documents Lucretia Mott - documents A Treatise on Domestic Economy for Young Ladies at Home by Catherine Beecher - 1841 Angelina Grimke - site created by a college student Louisa May Alcott - information and her works The Women's Christian Temperance Movement Six Sermons on Intemperance by Lyman Beecher 1828 Links on Harriet Beecher Stowe Christian Motherhood - etching Moral Reform and Northern Antebellum Women - documents Reverend M'Ilvaine Denounces Intemperance - 1839 sermon On the Proper Occupations of Women in America - James Fenimore Cooper Manners of Young American Women: Their Interaction with Bachelors - James Fenimore Cooper Extreme Youth in Marriage - Frances Trollope Improving Female Education by Emma Willard 1819 Educational Institutions in the Early Republic Legal Rights of Widows to property by James Fenimore Cooper 1824 Observations on the Real Rights of Women - Hannah Crocker - 1818 Excerpt from the Memoirs of Susan Mansfield Huntington - 1815 on child bearing Public Meeting Places for Young Women - Charles Dickens Oberlin Women and Social Movements - documents Votes for Women's Suffrage - 1850 - 1920 - Library of Congress collection Men who supported Women's Movement - documents Antebellum Reform - The Shift to Immediatism - 1830 Asylum and Penitentiaries - four primary documents Letter from a Quaker visitor to a prison 1829 History of the Alamo - site developed by Redland Elementary School The Alamo: 13 days of Glory- short history Mexican War - PBS site with several articles about the causes, effects and the course of the war The Mexican War and After - Extracts from the American Military History historical series The Mexican American War and Texas Independence - Analysis of the Causes of the War US-Mexican War - Frequently Asked Questions, documents, history of the war Invasion Yanqui - has information on the war and pictures, maps and images The Gold Rush - links to information The Gold Rush - PBS documentary site The Donner Party - Site devoted to that ill fated party
American Civil War Homepage - One of the best places to start to find links to information, battles information and biographies The Civil War Online - Extensive link list of over 5000 Civil War links. You can spend hours here. The Valley of the Shadow - Has extensive primary sources from both a Virginia and a Pennsylvania town; contains newspapers, diaries, obituaries, letters The American Civil War - Informative site with history of the cause of the war, generals and other information with links The Time of the Lincolns - PBS site with information on slavery, politics, women and the life of the ordinary soldier. Lincoln and The Civil War - has links to newspapers in the North and South and their original articles. Great source for primary documents. Civil War Weekly - Excerpts from real magazines of the week by week events of the Civil War The Civil War Homepage - Civil War letters, diaries, photos, battles and documents The CivilWar.com - Has lots of information about almost every topic from battles to biographies of famous people involved in the war and Civil War Potpourri on various topics Civil War Links - AOL list of links Civil War Portrait - Explore the people, places, and events of the Civil War through the photographs and images in the Civil War Portrait. Each page includes links to related articles here on TheHistoryNet, as well as external links to Civil War sites on the internet. Civil War Timeline - from the History Place Rutgers' The Civil War on the Internet - Links to lots of Civil War resources including the period leading up to the war and the Abolitionist movement Outline of the Civil War - Hyperlinked detailed outline of events of the Civil War North and South Magazine - Online Magazine about the Civil War The Civil War Times - Another magazine on the Civil War from The History Net; searchable archives The Civil War in Miniature - Has tidbits of information, quizzes, games, clipart and links to other sites America's Civil War Magazine - Has detailed articles on various topics and links to past volumes. Not all articles are available online This Week in the Civil War - Headlines and stories for each week of the War The Civil War in Brazoria County - Detailed study of events leading to the War, the War and Reconstruction with particular emphasis on its effect on one county in Texas Documenting the American South - First-person narratives about the South with concentration on Southern women and slaves from UNC Chapel Hill Maps of National Battlefields of the Civil War - extensive list arranged alphabetically The Diary of David Humphrey Blair - diary of an Ohio soldier Events and Causes of the Civil War - Southern Comfort Site which has other information about Southern states and secession Causes of the Civil War - Primary Sources from the Southern point of view Causes of the Civil War - Links and documents History of the War Between the States - Information on the events leading to the War Documents on Causes of the War - primary documents from the 1850s Uncle Tom's Cabin and American Culture - A Multimedia archive The Caning of Senator Sumner - Articles from newspapers in the North and South about the beating of Charles Sumner in the US Senate The Kansas-Nebraska Act - Editorials about the Act from Northern and Southern newspapers Dred Scott Decision - Article from The History Place The Dred Scott Decision - Articles from newspapers in the North and South commenting on the decision John Brown and the Harper's Ferry Raid - lots of information on John Brown John Brown's Holy War - Site from the PBS series, American Experience The Father of American Terrorism - Article on John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry from American Heritage Magazine John Brown's Raid - Articles from newspapers in the North and South at the time commenting on John Brown John Brown's Raid - Article Civil War Battles - Extensive link list to sites devoted to battles Civil War Battles - Another extensive list of battles with information and links on each one Civil War Battlefields - Summaries arranged by state Civil War Battle Statistics - Chart of battles, commanders and casualties Crisis at Fort Sumter - Detailed information Mission To Relieve Sumter - Article Fort Sumter - article and links War Watchers at Bull Run - article about the crowds who came to watch the battle Battle Between the Merrimac and the Monitor - pictures, maps and information Hampton Roads: Battle of the Ironclads - article Battle of the Ironclads - article and pictures "A Very Bloody Affair" - The Battle of Shiloh The Devil's Own Day - Battle of Shiloh Battle of Shiloh: A Very Bloody Affair - article Battle of Fredricksburg - Good information from Military History Online Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania - Good information Wilson's Creek - article from CivilWar.com Never Were Men So Brave - Article on Fredericksburg Military History Online - Articles on Antietam, Fredericksburg and Gettysburg Stonewall's Forgotten Masterpiece - Article on Stonewall Jackson's victory at Harpers' Ferry as a prelude to Antietam Antietam - photos, biographies, medical information and information on the battle The Battle of Antietam on the Web - good maps and narratives The Battle of Antietam - information from About.com The Burning Shame of Chancellorsville - article about the Union XI Corps The Irish Brigade at Chancellorsville - article from America's Civil War Magazine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||