Other AP US Sites Good for Resources
My Favorite - ( Check out the outlines & charts, chronologies, links, and info about online citations )
Even Better - ( Lots of Links to AP sites and sites on US topics)
Quizzes on AP US History - ( Take online quizzes on periods of US History )
AP Student.com ( Good for notecards and links to documents )
Gilder
Lehrman Institute of American History - Select modules ( topics
) to learn more.
Also, check out primary sources
Read More About U.S. and relevant World History - ( or you just forgot your text book in your locker)
U.S. History Outlines - Outline Notes
Dr. Meyer's Notes - Class notes of a fellow teacher
U.S. History Site - ( ushistory.com provides information by era and tables of useful data )
American Cultural History of the 20th Century
American History - ( complete online history courtesy of the United States Information Agency)
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Biography of America - Companion site to PBS educational series.
Divided into periods of history. Maps, key events timelines
with links to further explanation.
SparkNotes.Com - English teachers hate it but this site gives summaries on periods of U.S history and interactive quiz questions too !
American History Index - Links to U.S. History by time periods and topic
Social Studies Help Site - U.S. History by topics / questions
Social Studies Help Site - U.S. History Notes by Topic
Info USA - The State Department's site on the U.S. government and society
Census Data - Historical census data, 1790 - 1960
Black History - ( Encyclopaedia Britannica site )
6th - 19th Century World History - ( Esp. chs 27, 32, 34, 35, 40, 41, 46 for U.S.)
20th Century World History- (Esp. 3, 5, 7, 16, 17, 23, 26 - 30, 32 - 35, 40, 43 - 45, 47, 51, 54 for U.S.)
Women in American History- ( Encyclopaedia Britannica site )
World History Timeline ( Politics, Science, Arts, etc.)
Find Primary Sources / Documents
Documents Emphasized by NC. S.C.O.C. - Emphasized in the North Carolina curriculum
From Revolution to Reconstruction ( Updated to include colonial & post-Reconstruction )
Our Documents ( 100 milestone documents according to National Archive And Records Administration )
Documents for the Study of American History [AMDOCS] - ( 15th century to 2001 )
National Archive And Records Administation - Search or try current / past exhibits
Basic Readings in U.S. History - Provided by United States Information Agency
Keep Up With Current Events
| History News Network - Historical background to put current events into context |
Miscellaneous
Famous Trials Site - ( From Socrates to O.J. Simpson; mostly American trials )
Important Supreme Court Cases - ( Summaries in chronological order )