HISTORY LINKS

Civil War Web Sites

GRADE LEVEL:    All ages;  Secular

COMMENTS:  At this site you will find links to Civil War National Parks,  Civil War Documents,  information about Civil War heroes and you name it.......so much is here!

Index of Civil War Information available on the Internet

GRADE LEVEL:    All ages;  Secular

COMMENTS:  This site is trying to compile ALL Civil War related links that can be found on the web.   So far they have 2100 items!   Find links to Ladies Dresses,  Civil War uniforms,  flags,  huge photograph indexes,  diaries,  maps and under Multimedia see or hear Civil War clips!

Benjamin Franklin: Glimpses of the Man

GRADE LEVEL:    All ages;  Secular

COMMENTS:  Are you studying Benjamin Franklin?   This is a good site for learning more about this important man.

Music of the War Between the States

GRADE LEVEL:  All ages; Secular

COMMENTS:  Sing-along!   Here are the words and MIDI music of the Civil War Period for both the North and the South.   You can also hear and sing the Popular Songs of those days. Let the pages fully load...the music will play in the background.

Fourth of July Extravaganza

GRADE LEVEL:  All ages; Secular

COMMENTS:  This link I include here because kids  (and adults)  will love its uniqueness!    Watch an ON-LINE FIREWORKS DISPLAY if you have JAVA!   Jump to a page about Betsy Ross, John Philip Sousa or go to another patriotic music site.    Read about Fireworks Safety.    Barbeque recipes are available and other links about America are here to follow too.

A Journey Towards Freedom--A Revolutionary War Site

GRADE LEVEL: All ages; Secular

COMMENTS: Here is what they say about their site--"This site is designed to be an online reference tool and a forum for discussion on American History around the time of the Revolution   (1763-1810).     This area is for students,  teachers,   and anyone with an interest in history.     Visit the Fun Zone and play one of our games,  or go to the forum and start or join a discussion!    If you're a teacher,  you may find the Teacher's Corner helpful.

"One of our features is an illustrated tour of Valley Forge and Washington's Crossing.    Visit these historic sites online in the Infopedia and get a feel for how it might have felt to be a soldier at the time of the Revolution.

"So, if you're researching a specific topic,  browsing for interesting information,  looking for other history teachers to talk to,   or simply looking for a good time,  you've come to the right place."

There are 4 games in the FUN ZONE--they are as follows:    (1)   "Flames of Rebellion" designed for older children to download or to play on the internet,  (2)  The British Are Coming:   a simple multiple choice game older elementary students will enjoy,  (3)   Fact Match:  match answers with colors of the question-for older elementary school kids,   (4)  Word Searches you can download and play--all ages.

Don't forget to check out the INFOPEDIA page too.    All kinds of Revolutionary War information including typical recipes of the era!

A Virtual Field Trip Back to Colonial America

GRADE LEVEL: Grades 3-8;Secular

COMMENTS: This is a checklist of questions to answer about Colonial Life. Web links are provided so students can hunt for the answers right from the same page!   Researching answers to these questions will give students practice in reading for specific answers and will teach them interesting facts about what it was like to live in Colonial America.  

Additionally, would you like to see what a hornbook looked like or see pages from The New England Primer? Click here!Want more links to more Colonial Life information?  Here it is--the link about  "manners"  is really interesting!