Alabama Department of Archives and History
Alabama Department of Archives and History: Alabama History for Kids
The site offers a variety of online games and learning activities on everything from the First Ladies of the state to the Selma March, a timeline of the state's history, links to official state symbols and the like for fun and education.
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Adah: From Territory to State
Here is a detailed lesson for students to explore the process of Alabama going from a territory to a state. There are document printouts and other links to help students explore all aspects of Alabama at that time.
Alabama Department of Archives and History
A Map Can Tell a Story
An interesting lesson plan for students to attempt to locate the Alabama counties and identify voting patterns in the state.
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Alabama Dept of Archives and History: Alabama History Timeline
This site gives a timeline for Alabama history since prehistory. Students can click on the timeline for specific time periods. Also provides links to other Alabama sites.
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Alabama Dept. Of Archives and History: Wwi and Alabama's Rainbow Division [Pdf]
This lesson plan contains a PowerPoint and other downloadable resources on World War I and Alabama.
Other
Alabama's 1901 Constitution
This simply organized site gives a summary of Alabama's 1901 Constitution. It also gives other details about the Constitution as well as a long list of resources in a bibliography.
Other
Uss Alabama Battleship Memorial Park: Park History
Read about the fifty-year history of Mobile's USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Alabama
Alabama became the 22nd state in 1819 use this site to find out what happened after that! Discover more about "the indestructible doll" and "the real iron man."
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Civil Rights Movement in Alabama
Encyclopedia entry providing links to key events in the civil rights movement in Alabama.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Ang
Detailed discussion of the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba and the controversial role played by the Alabama Air National Guard.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: History: World War Ii and Alabama
Detailed encyclopedia entry describing the economic, political, social, and cultural implications associated with World War II and how it changed the landscape of Alabama.
Ancestry
Rootsweb: Terrible Massacre at Fort Mims
This chapter from an online book on the history of Alabama focuses on the massacre at Fort Mims.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: History: World War I and Alabama
Detailed encyclopedia entry describing the economic, political, and social problems Alabama endured during World War I.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Alabama's Five Capitals and First Governors
Students will research the five sites of Alabama's capital and the first governors of the state. They will create a presentation including the physical location of each site and the political and geographic reasons the site was chosen...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Classroom Feud
As part of a unit about the state of Alabama, students spend time collecting information about the state, which they in turn report to a classroom in another state using distance learning equipment. Then the two classroms in different...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: A Tour of Birmingham: Web Quest
This inquiry-based project will provide opportunities for young scholars to learn about the history of Birmingham. Students will discover the variety tourist attractions in Birmingham, Alabama.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Amazing Alabama
Follow along with our roving reporters as they travel Alabama from the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains to the shores of the Gulf Coast.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Sports and Recreation: Jesse Owens: Raciing
Photograph of Jesse Owens, racing.