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Siteseen: American Historama: French Revolution and Us History
Comprehensive resource explores the outbreak of the French Revolution (1789-1799) and its effects on United States history.
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Siteseen: American Historama: National Mint
Article provides detailed facts and information on The National Mint that was established in 1792 to regulate the coinage of the United States.
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Siteseen: American Historama: First Bank of the United States
Describes how Alexander Hamilton established the First Bank in 1791 to handle the massive Revolutionary war debt and to create a standard form of currency.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Census of 1790
Comprehensive resource provides facts about the First Census of 1790. This law found out how many people there were in each state which had an impact on Congressional apportionment.
CNN
Cnn: Bush: 'I Take Responsibility'
As criticism of the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina mounted, President George W. Bush took responsibility for the government's failures. Report from September, 2005.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Negotiating With the Superpowers
Read about the problems President George Washington had with foreign affairs. Both France and Great Britain ignored American sovereignty and claims of neutrality. Read about Great Britain's disregard of the Treaty of Paris which ended...
A&E Television
History.com: Controversial Supreme Court Nominations Through History
Presidents dating back to George Washington have faced opposition to their nominees for the nation's highest court. The justices who sit on the Supreme Court of the United States hold a unique governing power, making their selection...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Ratification
This site from the University of Groningen provides a synopsis chronologically written on the ratification of the U.S. Constitution beginning with the first states who accepted the document to pressures exerted by the Federalists to...
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: Constitution of the United States of America (1787)
The Constitution was written in the summer of 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by delegates from 12 states, in order to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new form of government. It created a federal system with a national...
Digital History
Digital History: September 11, 2001
This site has a comprehensive overview of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., including information on Osama bin Laden's background, the formation of Al Qaeda, the attacks themselves, the US response, civil liberties and national...
PBS
Pbs: The American Experience in the 1900s
This site presents a general picture of what life was like in the United States at the turn of the century. Content includes compelling images, information, and documents about American life.
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President George W. Bush
Biographies and roles of key people involved in the CIA leak of Valerie Plame's name are given by the Washington Post in this June, 2006, article.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Mount Rushmore Facts and History
Provides the history of Mount Rushmore with many interesting facts.
Other
Hall of the Secretaries of State: Thomas Jefferson
This resource provides a brief profile account of Jefferson's career as a Secretary of State. It includes a list of notable events during his office.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Oddities of the First American Election
A brief video that tells the story of the first presidential election held in the United States in 1789. [4:07] The video is followed by a quiz and a list of additional resources.
Other
Center for Responsive Politics: Open Secrets
Opensecrets.org is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy.
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Lewis Libby Arrives at a Hearing in Washington
In April, 2006, testimony, Scooter Libby states that President George W. Bush authorized the leak of classified material to the media to defend the invasion of Iraq. Libby is accused of leaking the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame to...
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Judith Miller and Matthew Cooper Outside a Washington Court in December 2004
President George W. Bush states that he supports White House aide Karl Rove who is at the center of the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal. The case of jailed journalist Judith Miller is also chronicled. Plame affair timeline and links to...
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Washington Post: 'That's It': A Two Year Quest Ends
Presidential candidate John Kerry concedes the election to President George W. Bush. Article is from November, 2004.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Central Banking in the United States
This essay gives a background to understand the controversy surrounding the creation of a central bank in the United States.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Virginia: Mount Vernon
Plantation home of President George Washington.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Boxwood Hall
Home of Elias Boudinot, president of the Continental Congress, site of George Washington's luncheon before his inauguration, home of Jonathan Dayton, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Willis Needham
Charles Willis Needham (1848-1935) was the seventh president of George Washington University.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Reverend Mason L. Weems
(1759-1825) Clergyman that wrote the first biography of President George Washington