Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William H. Seward
(1801-1872) U.S. Senator, Governor of New York, Secretary of State.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Maxwell Evarts
(1818-1901) US Secretary of State, US Attorney General and Senator from New York.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Maxwell Evarts
William Maxwell Evarts (February 6, 1818 - February 28, 1901) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as US Secretary of State, US Attorney General and US Senator from New York.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James G. Blaine
(1830-1893) US representative, Speaker of the House of Representatives, senator from Maine, and secretary of state.
Curated OER
Etc: Clip Art Etc: William Alexander, Earl of Stirling
(1567-1640) Was a courtier to James I and Charles I. He later became secretary of state and Earl of Stirling. He wrote doomsday and four tragedies.
US National Archives
Presidential Library and Museum: Herbert Clark Hoover
A biographical sketch of President Herbert Hoover. This biographical sketch goes through the life of Herbert Hoover chronologically.
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: Robert Morris
Known as the "Financier of the Revolution," Robert Morris played a critical role in winning and securing American independence. As chairman of the Continental Congress's Finance Committee between 1775 and 1778, Morris traded flour and...
A&E Television
History.com: Women of the Wwii Workforce: Photos Show the Real Life Rosie the Riveters
When the United States entered World War II after the 1941 attacks on Pearl Harbor, men shipped overseas by the millions to serve in the war. This left many of the civilian and military jobs on the home front unfilled -- and that's when...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Oveta Culp Hobby 1905 1995
Elected to both the Texas and National Women's Hall of Fame, Oveta Culp Hobby led an accomplished life in politics, in the military, and government. here you can learn about her journey.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The 1967 Six Day War
An archive of articles and documents relevant to the Six-Day War's causes, events, and results.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Hamilton's Financial Plan
George Washington tasked Alexander Hamilton as the man to clean up the economic mess of the new republic. Read about his ideas, what they were unpopular at the time, but were really very forward thinking.
Other
Potus: Herbert Hoover
Comprehensive facts about Herbert Hoover and his presidency. Includes biography, election results, cabinet members, odd facts, and notable events.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Corwin
Thomas Corwin, also known as Tom Corwin and The Wagon Boy was a politician from the state of Ohio who served as a prosecuting attorney, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, United States House of Representatives, and United...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Griffin Carlisle
Carlisle served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and United States Secretary of the Treasury.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Stephen A. Douglas
(1813-1861) In 1835 Douglas was attorney general of Illinois. He became secretary of the state of Illinois in 1840, judge of the state supreme court in 1841, and was elected to congress in 1843.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Frances Perkins House
A home of Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor and the first woman to serve in the United States Cabinet.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Iowa: The Farm House (Knapp Wilson House)
Home of agriculturist and teacher Seagram A. Knapp and of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, now on Iowa State University campus.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Benjamin Franklin Tracy
Benjamin Franklin Tracy (April 26, 1830 - August 6, 1915) was a United States political figure who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1889 through 1893, during the administration of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison. Tracy was a lawyer...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Daniel S. Lamont
Served as the United States Secretary of War during President Cleveland's second term.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Edwin Mc Masters Stanton
Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 - December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer, politician, United States Attorney General in 1860-61 and Secretary of War through most of the American Civil War and Reconstruction era.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Gideon Welles
Gideon Welles (July 1, 1802 - February 11, 1878) was the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869. His buildup of the Navy to successfully execute blockades of Southern ports was a key component of Northern victory of the...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry Knox
An American bookseller from Boston who became the chief Artillery officer of the Continental Army and later the nation's first United States Secretary of War.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Howell Cobb
He was an American political figure. A Southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and Speaker of the House from 1849 to 1851. He also served as a Secretary of Treasury under President...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John C. Breckinridge
General John C. Breckinridge (1821 - 1875) was a lawyer, U.S. Representative and Senator from Kentucky, the 14th Vice President of the United States, Southern Democratic candidate for President in 1860, a Confederate general in the Civil...