American History

Find online research resources for American history here!

Contents:

General Resources- links to sites that cover all historical periods and offer a variety of resources. You will often see pages from these sites in the topical sections of this guide.

1600-1700s - resources for Colonial through Revolutionary War topics.

1800s - resources for the War of 1812, the Civil War, and Westward Expansion.

1900s - resources for the World Wars, Women's Suffrage, the Civil Rights Movement, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the Cold War, and the Space Race

Specialized Collections - link to The Visual History Archive (personal accounts of the Holocaust and other genocides), The Internet Archive's Newsreel collection, and the Digital Collection pages of the Library of Congress.

2000s - Coming soon!

You can find books on these topics and time periods in the CHESS library, which you can access here.

If you need any help with this site or with your research, please contact Mrs. Meester at ameester@chesschristian.com