Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Manifest Destiny
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use primary source documents to investigate central historical questions. In this investigation students use nineteenth-century maps and art, and consider the roots of American exceptionalism.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Reconstruction Sac
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use primary source documents to investigate central historical questions. For this structured academic controversy, students examine constitutional amendments, a Black Code, a personal account...
Geographyiq
Geography Iq: Guatemala
It's easy to explore the Central American country of Guatemala through "Facts at a Glance." Discover information about geography, culture, economy, government, climate, and more.
Geographyiq
Geography Iq: Honduras
A detailed and exhaustive resource for finding much information on the Central American province of Honduras. Organized by quick facts that are shown in chart form or longer commentaries.
Geographyiq
Geography Iq: Costa Rica
It's easy to explore the Central American country of Costa Rica through "Facts at a Glance." Discover details about geography, culture, economy, government, and climate. Expanded information can be found in the commentary section.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian:examining Passenger Lists
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use primary source documents to investigate central historical questions. In this investigation, students critically examine the passenger lists of ships headed to New England and Virginia to...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "A Nation Divided: North vs. South" by Us history.org
The American Civil War was fought within the United States from 1861 to 1865. The election of President Abraham Lincoln in 1860 increased tension between the North and South. Lincoln's political party was interested in stopping the...
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: The Iroquois Indians
Information about the confederacy of Native Americans known as the Iroquois. Details how they lived and their allies and enemies, both foreign and from other Native American tribes.
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Harmar's Defeat
A history of the defeat of an American Army led by General Josiah Harmar in 1790 against the Delaware, Miami and Shawnee Indians near Fort Wayne in Indiana. Involved were men, both white and Indian, who fought in the Northwest struggles.
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Land Ordinance of 1785
Read how the Confederate Congress dealt with issues about claims of land by states, Native Americans, and squatters west of the Appalachian Mountains. See how the Land Ordinance of 1785 divided up the land, supported public education,...
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The Federal Reserve Act (1913)
This resource presents information about the Federal Reserve Act, which created the Federal Reserve System in 1913. It is part of a larger article on central banking in the U.S.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: A New Colonial System
Overview of the development of a strengthening identity within the colonies and the number of Acts imposed by the British Parliament intended to exercise central control over the colonies.
Other
Costa Rica Travel: Parks
This site from Costa Rica Travel details getting to, recreation, and history of a number of Costa Rica's National Parks.
Library of Congress
Loc: Migration During the Great Depression: Living History
Most people in Central Florida came from somewhere else. Students first analyze life histories from American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940 to learn oral history techniques. They then interview...
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Second Bank of the United States
This resource provides a short description of the Second Bank of the United States. It contains a part of President Andrew Jackson's veto of the renewal bill for the Bank's charter.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Welcome to the Dzanga Sangha
Explore the Dzanga Sangha rain forest, located in the Central African Republic. Learn what researchers who have traveled there have to say about the habitat. Also play a connect-the-dots game that lets players see how different organisms...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Biodiversity in the Dzangha Sangha Rain Forest
In this interactive activity from the American Museum of Natural History, play "connect the dots" and discover the connections between the people, animals, and plants in three habitats of the Dzanga-Sangha rain forest in the Central...
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
History Is Fun: Cultures at Jamestown [Pdf]
A six-page discussion of the mix of cultures that converged in the colony of Jamestown and the challenges this presented. These cultures were the English settlers, the indigenous Powhatan people, and the African slaves. Despite many...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Federal System
Outline of the principles embedded in a Federal System of government attempting to balance states' rights with the need for a central government.
University of Massachusetts
U Mass Amherst: Du Bois Central
A collection of resources about W.E.B. DuBois, founder of the NAACP, who committed his life to opposing racial and social injustices. Includes photographs, papers, information on the Niagara Movement, exhibits, timeline, and a biography...
Other
History Central: Siege of Boston
A discussion of the plan behind the siege of Boston by American troops from June 1775 to March 1776 when the British abandoned Boston.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Gerson Rosales, Salvadorenos in Michigan
This article focuses on Salvadoran refugees and an offshoot of the Central American Peace and Solidarity Movement (CAPSM) that was devoted to aiding Central American refugees during the 1980s, the Deliverance Movement bailed refugees out...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Meso American Archaeology
This short article will trace the outlines of AMNH-sponsored research in Mexico prior to 1945. It discuss some theoretical and practical implications of anthropological research as well as how its results were presented to the public in...
University of Texas at Austin
Lanic: Latin American Network Information Center
Vast network of information from and about Latin America is provided. Major topic headings include countries, economy, education, government, humanities, science, social sciences, society and culture, recreation, media and communication,...