U.S. History

Print Resources

Online Resources

American Memory from the Library of Congress

American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids, Grades 9-12

This site provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers. These resources will teach how our government works, the use of the primary source materials of GPO Access, and how one can use GPO Access to carry out their civic responsibilities.

A Chronology of US Historical Documents

The University of Oklahoma College of Law presents this chronology of documents from Pre-Colonial to present. Links to the full-text documents are included.

Core Documents of Our Democracy

Full-text documents which "contain information which is vital to the democratic process."

The Great Chicago Fire & the Web of Memory

This Website presents the history of the Chicago Fire and the many ways that it has been remembered.

HippoCampus History & Government

HippoCampus is a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE). The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge.

Historic Moments, brought to you by Google Arts & Culture, contains online exhibits of primary sources and artifacts from topics such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to Tolstoy.

Lower East Side Tenement Museum

This museum provides a social history of 1879-1950 In New York City.

Thomas Legislative Information

Searchable full-text of U.S. House and Senate bills, the text of the Congressional Record, and other Legislative Branch information.

Triangle Factory Fire

This web exhibit presents original documents and secondary sources on the Triangle Fire, held by the Cornell University Library.

ushistory.org

The Independence Hall Association (IHA) presents the website ushistory.org, which supports their mission to educate the public about the Revolutionary and Colonial eras of American history, as well as Philadelphia generally.

Welcome to the White House

Visit the White House and take a tour at this site.