Library of Congress
Loc: African American Mosaic: Conflict of Abolition and Slavery
Historical documents trace how the abolitionists virulently decried slavery and denounced those who supported it.
Columbia University
Maap | Mapping the African American Past
MAAP lessons, developed at Teachers College, Columbia University, help teachers at all levels engage in content through stories about building community, resisting slavery, and contributing to New York City's development. Lessons are...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Mapping the Past
This lesson plan requires the students to examine past maps from various cultures in order to learn how the people from that time period interacted and understood their world.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Hargrett Library: Rare Map Collection
The Hargrett Library at the University of Georgia offers visitors the opportunity to view images of over 800 maps that go back almost 500 years. Researchers get a first-hand look at the lives of early Americans with these original maps...
Other
The Smithsonian: Lewis & Clark: Mapping the West
The Smithsonian's EdGate project provides this illustrated narrative site that explores the mapping of the American West accomplished by the 1804-06 Lewis and Clark expedition.
Library of Virginia
Virginia Memory: Blank Space: Mapping the Unknown
How did early maps show the mapmakers' perception of the known world? Early mapmakers used maps drawn from coastal explorations, land travels, and even information heard word of mouth from American Indians or from colonists or traders....
Other
Completed Maps for Fasttrack to America's Past
This interesting site provides quite a variety of maps from the 1400s to the present, all based on important events occurring in America. You can find a map of Trade Routes Before Columbus, the Japanese Empire, Civil Rights Hot Spots and...
George Mason University
George Mason University: World History Sources: Maps
Learn about the history of maps, what makes a map a map, and why bother with maps. Get answers to many different map questions and much more.
Library of Congress
Loc: Language of the Land
Language of the Land uses the metaphor of a journey to tour the rich literary heritage of the US through maps, the words of authors, images of characters, and photographs.
Other
Cartographic Images: Late Medieval Maps 1300 1500
Find some incredible maps of early cartographers. What did they know of the world then? Did they know it was round? Take a look at this site.
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet: World Guide
This World Guide allows you to view information about any country anywhere in the world online. It provides you with zooming capabilities for a closer look at the maps and land layouts. Once you've selected your country, you will find a...
Curated OER
Map Comparing Slave and Free States
From historical documents trace how the abolitionists virulently decried slavery and denounced those who supported it. From the Library of Congress.