Useful Links for A.P. U.S. History Class :

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)

    A 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

BBC World News Current World Leaders - ( Courtesy of the C.I.A.)
CBS News New York Times : Student Connections - ( Try the daily news quiz)
CNN Student News Washington Post

Miscellaneous

    Famous Trials Site - ( From Socrates to O.J. Simpson; mostly American trials )

    Important Supreme Court Cases - ( Summaries in chronological order )

    Wikipedia - Free Online Encyclopedia