Nations Online Project
Nations Online: Guinea Bissau
Features a destination guide to Guinea-Bissau giving background details and numerous links to comprehensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news, government, and much more...
Rice University
Galileo Project: Thomas Hobbes
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University presents Hobbes' life in an outline, giving easy access to the critical information. This is a great site to check out for information on the subject.
BBC
Bbc News: Mali's New Leader: Man of Contradictions
A look at the newly elected president of Mali,Amadou Toumani Toure. Find out how he went from a coup leader to giving power to another, to once again running and winning an election. (May 2002)
Other
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Homepage of Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) which is the one of the premier astronomical observatory used by professional astronomers in the United States. Although the site is mostly geared toward the professional, the Kitt Peak...
Read Works
Read Works: Our Constitution
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text giving facts about the Constitution of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Us History Vote
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using Activotes, students identify historical national figures from diverse backgrounds in the US who have advanced civil rights and promoted the common good. Students also explore the historical...
PBS
Pbs: Core Values of American Constitutional Democracy
A list of terms presented by PBS and Newshour of the values that make up the foundation of American constitutional democracy and the preservation of political and economic freedoms.
Other
Counterpart International: Counterpart
Non-profit organization that focuses on humanitarian and relief assistance, education, healthcare, democracy and governance, food security, development, and more. Their mission is "giving people a voice in their own future through smart...
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: Reconstruction and Rights
Historical documents give evidence to the question of rights in the South following the Civil War. Historical narratives and government reports tell of giving the male slaves the right to vote and hold office while denying these rights...
Library of Congress
Loc: Chinese Immigration to the Us, 1851 1900
A collection of primary source documents giving historical evidence regarding the immigration of Chinese into the U.S. and the feelings of the government and the other settlers about it.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Age of Jefferson and Madison
[Free Registration/Login Required] After a brief description of Thomas Jefferson's and James Madison's contributions to the early ideology and government of the new United States in their authorship of the Declaration of Independence and...
BBC
Bbc History: Ancient History: Egyptians: Fall of the Egyptian Old Kingdom
A nice article giving reasons for the fall of the Old Kingdom. Among the reasons discussed are: weakness of centralized government, climatic changes and more. Archived.
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: Hiram Rhoades Revels
Biography of Hiram Rhoades Revels, who is best remembered as not only the first African American to hold a seat in the U.S. Senate, but also for his dedication to improving the spiritual and educational needs of the African American...
Curated OER
Pearl Harbor Scene
Here is an example of a little story within the big story of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The U.S. Government blamed two high ranking men at the base of being derelict in their duties thereby "giving them sole responsibility for the...
Curated OER
Adm. Husband Kimmel
Here is an example of a little story within the big story of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The U.S. Government blamed two high ranking men at the base of being derelict in their duties thereby "giving them sole responsibility for the...