American Memory Timeline

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/
timeline/index.html

This site links you to sets of selected primary sources on a variety of topics in United States History from the vast online collections of the Library of Congress. This resource was developed to help teachers and students use the vast online collections of the Library of Congress. The links to the right will lead you to sets of selected primary sources on a variety of topics in United States History. The sets are arranged by chronological period.

Famous Trials

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects
/Ftrials/ftrials.htm

This site is a project of the faculty of the Missouri-Kansas City Law School that has summaries and graphics from 18 famous trials (mostly American), including Scopes "Monkey" Trial, Rosenberg Trial, Salem Witchcraft Trials, and Nuremberg Trials. There are also links to more famous American and world trials.

The History Place

http://www.historyplace.com/index.html

This site provides information on American History including the American Revolution, the Civil War, the Vietnam War, and the Presidents, Nazi Germany and world War II, and genocide in the 20th century.

Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust

http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/Holocaust/default.htm

An overview of the people and events of the Holocaust through photographs, documents, art, music, movies, and literature.

We Shall Overcome:
Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/

Organized by places and locations of import during the Civil Rights Movement, this site highlights more than 25 towns in 19 states where students can explore issues and struggles of the Movement. The content is based on information in the files of the National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmark collections.

The Whitehouse

http://www.whitehouse.gov

This site is the official web site for the White House, home of the American President. Click here to view information about the history of the White House, the first family, tours of the Whitehouse and much more.

The Avalon Project at Yale Law School, Original documents in law, history and diplomacy in American history.

The Avalon Project at Yale Law School
Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
Read the original writings of the founders and leaders of our nation. Documents written from the 18th century to the present.

Learn about the Avalon Project

The Papers of the Presidents of the
United States :
Avalon Project at Yale Law School. Read the original writings of our national leaders.

FindLaw:

Supreme Court Opinions: Cases and Codes

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