Search Engines

Altavista - searches all pages for key words
Hotsheet - a metasearch engine that searches search engines
Infoseek - allows for search within a search
Yahoo - presents pages screened first by research team
Looksmart - divides each page into manageable categories
Google - another metasearch engine
Dogpile -  a serious search engine, not a game
Eduhound - a search engine for everything educational

     Historical Documents

Mayflower Compact
Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Louisiana Purchase
Constitution
Gettysburg Address
I Have a Dream
Historical Documents Subject Index
National Archives and Records Administration

     Timelines

United States History Chronology - 1492-1999

     Maps

Map Collections: 1544-1996 Library of Congress
Color Landform Maps of the United States
U.S. Topographical Map
Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Changes
Excite - State Attractions
National Geographic -Political and Physical Map

     Newspapers/Online News

Los Angeles Times
San Jose Mercury News
The Washington Times
USA Today
The New York Times
CNN
ABC News
CBS News
MSNBC

     Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia.com - Internet's premiere encyclopedia
Encarta - Brief summaries of thousands of topics
Infoplease - Questions answered
Biography.com - Find information on thousands of historical figures
Compton's Encyclopedia - Search for topic
Britannica Encyclopedia - checks out information from other web sites

    Government Links

Library of Congress
Supreme Court
White House
Thomas - Congress
The Cabinet

    American History Sites

Crossroads - A K-16 American History Curriculum
The Amazing Magnificent Colossal Cruise Through Time and History - journey back in time to key periods in history
Assignment List for Teachers
America Rock - Schoolhouse Rock series - Lyrics, videos and more: the fun way to learn about history
Librarians Index to the Internet - links to comprehensive research sites on the internet
Studyweb - Ranks websites by student interest level and picture content
US History Interactive - biographies, documents, quizzes
America's Homepage
History Buff's Homepage newspaper collections
HyperHistory Online - Details regarding American history can be found at this site which provides information about historic events, timelines, civilizations, wars, and people
Revolution to Reconstruction: Collection of essays presented chronologically - Excellent resource!!!
Social Studies on the Web -topics divided by topic and previewed
  Imperialism, World Wars and the 20th Century

       Statistics

U.S Factbook
Current Population
Comparing Economies
Crime
Education
Historical Census

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