LINKS

U.S. History Primary Documents

 

The University of Oklahoma Law Center Provides documents from the pre-colonial period to 1998. Most documents are law-oriented.
Texts Provides a variety of historical documents as well as outlines and essays on particular events in American history.
The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School This link offers documents in law, history and diplomacy.
Primary Source Packets Offers very extensive primary documents including pictures and music.
The American Colonist’s Library Primary documents dealing with the colonial period.

U.S. History – Topics

Colonial America Series of links to sites dealing with the colonial period.
The American Revolution Offers interesting essays and other resources.
Democracy in America by Alexis De Tocqueville Political and cultural analysis of America in the 1830s.
The American Civil War Provides variety of documents.
People of Color on the Western Frontier Offers series of documents and links dealing with multiculturalism in the American West.
Gilded and Progressive Era Resources Collection of links dealing with 1877-1918 period.
Child Labor in America 1908-1912 Collection of photographs by Lewis W. Hine.
American Imperialism Very good site.  Check out the anti-imperialism link!
Modernism: General Resources Collection of links dealing with art, music & literature of the 1920s. Some links don’t work.
New Deal Network Superb collection of documents dealing with the New Deal period.  Check it out!
Sixties Project: Resources Interesting essays dealing with the 1960sw and the Vietnam War.
Civil Rights Tribune Articles and pictures concerning the civil rights movement.

Chicago History and Related Sites

Chicago Historical Society
Much better in person than online.  Go visit!
Jazz Age Chicago -- Chicago History Scrapbooks Provides good research information.
Chicago: Historical Information About Chicago Offers historical outline of important events in Chicago’s history.
CPL History Fair Links The official Chicago Metro History Fair site. Good links.

Other

Collegeboard Official sponsor of the AP Exam.
APUSH Links to other high school AP U.S. History websites.
History 563 Good college site called the Emergence of Modern America.
TheWax.com Stress relief.  Enter at your own risk!
Plagiarism An article by Earl Babbie.
Note Cards Chronological notecards for topic review.