US Department of the Treasury
Secretaries of the Treasury: David F. Houston
David F. Houston's controversial tenure as Secretary of the Treasury under Woodrow Wilson is described at this resource.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: The Great Depression Begins 1929
An overview of the Great Depression and its causes.
Curated OER
Photo of Alan Greenspan
Brief but "official" biography of Alan Greenspan provided by the Federal Reserve Board. Photograph included.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Lyman J. Gage
(1836-1927) Secretary of the treasury who helped lead the creation of the Federal Reserve
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: The Osage "Reign of Terror" Murder Trials
The "Reign of Terror" that overtook the Osage Reservation in 1921 is just one chapter in the long story of mistreatment of Native Americans by whites, but is one of the most horrifying. Before the chapter ends, untold dozens of Osage...
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...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Rights of States
Check out this interactive timeline of the history of rights of states in the United States.
Cornell University
Cornell University: The Rush to Oklahoma
An observation printed in Harper's Weekly in 1889 about the Oklahoma land rush into the Indian Territory.
PBS
Pbs Archives of the West: Dawes Act
The text of the famous Dawes Act of 1887 which attempted to provide allotment of lands to Native Americans.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Frontier Life: The Crow Indians and Montana Settlers
Find out how the Crow Indians were affected by the opening of the Montana Territory to white settlement. From a companion essay to the PBS series, Frontier House.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: The Plight of the Indians
This site explains how as westward expansion grew, more and more Indians encountered settlers, ranchers and miners who sought life, land, and riches out West. Conflicts between settlers and Indians soon involved the federal government...
Other
Kansas History: The Last Land Rush
A brief description of the land rush onto the Cherokee Strip, land sold by the Cherokees to the U.S. government in 1891.