Social Studies | America History II
Recommended Databases
Examines the foundations of U.S. government and political system
Investigates the people, events, and stories of our nation's evolution
.ABC-CLIO Daily LIfe Through History
ABC-CLIO World History: the Modern Era Covers history from the Renaissance to today
Facts on File African American History and Culture
Features thousands of cross-referenced entries, covering the entire spectrum of African-American history over the past 500 years
Try the Topics Center, Suggested Searches, and Timeline for more information and ways to broaden or shrink your search.
Facts on File American Indian History and Culture
Information on more than 600 Native American groups and over 15,000 years of American Indian culture and history
Facts on File American History Online
Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history to cover the American experience.
Try the Topics Center, Suggested Searches, and Timeline for more information and ways to broaden or shrink your search.
Facts on File Modern World History Online
Covers people, places, and events from the mid-15th century to the present
Reference titles covering the most-studied subject areas
Provides multiuser access to 6000 titles for high school students
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Discovery Education Streaming Video
Full text for more than 4,600 journals
EBSCO MAS Ultra School Edition
This database contains full text for nearly 500 popular, high school magazines
Full text for more than 1,050 general reference publications
Multidisciplinary collection of more than 600,000 biographical entries — on more than 528,000 individuals — spanning world history and geography
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