This category lists sites that discuss the history of the United States of America.
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- PBS - American Experience Collection of features on a range of people and events in American history, from Hawaii's last queen to Joe DiMaggio. Companion to the PBS history series.
- New Perspectives on The West Provides an illustrated introduction to the people, places, and events for which America's western frontier is known. From PBS.
- American Indian Kids History of Native Americans for kids, ages 6-10. Emphasizes Indian family and village lifestyles.
- Zoot Suit Riots Learn about the controversy surrounding the Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles, 1942. From PBS.
- Today in History Each day, an event from American history is illustrated by digitized items from the Library of Congress American Memory historic collections.
- America's Library Discover the stories of America's past. Meet amazing Americans from the past and present, explore the states, and read about everyday life.
- A Biography of America Includes key events, maps, video transcripts, and related links for each era in American history.
- The Jamestown Online Adventure A virtual history lesson where you find yourself landing in the New World and making all the decisions needed to found the Jamestown colony.
- Slavery in New England Interactive site designed to help middle school students understand the condition of African slaves in New England.
- Nebraska Studies.org Learn all about Nebraska's history and its geography.
- U.S. History from 1890 to 1950 Student-created timeline places 30 major events in historical context. Also includes essays and short profiles of Thomas Edison and Norman Rockwell.
- Mom's Historical Costumes A theatrical middle-school social studies teacher models her over a dozen costumes relating to various periods of American history. Includes colonial garb, multicultural, and military dress.
- Exploring Maryland's Roots Explore the shores, build a plantation, and meet the people of early Maryland in this interactive website by Maryland Public Television.
- The Population of Vermont The history of the Indian tribes, early settlers, and more recent immigrants to Vermont. With a county map.
- Colonial Williamsburg Experience Colonial Life by exploring the trades, politics, and other aspects of 18th-century living. Browse the Colonial Dateline highlighting events from 1750-1783.
- Old Sturbridge Village The museum re-creates the daily work activities and community celebrations of a rural 19th-century town in authentic living history fashion.
- Freedom: A History of US A PBS series with sixteen "webisodes" about freedom in the United States, and dangers to freedom in the nation's history.
- American Memory from the Library of Congress Gateway to source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States.
- NARA Exhibit Hall Features historic documents from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
- Gold Rush! California's Untold Stories An interactive online tour of exhibitions at the Oakland Museum of California.
- US Trek A virtual tour to historic places.
- The American Pageant Notes Notes based on the US History text book, "The American Pageant."
- Virtual Archaeologist Learn about Native American tribes, who lived in the Missouri river in the area that is now known as North and South Dakota. Features photos of original dig sites, people, and the earth lodge. Page also offers walk through tours [Requires Shockwave Plugin].
- Jefferson's West Interactive electronic field trip to re-live Lewis and Clark's journey across the American West. Explore, watch, listen, and keep a journal.
- Understanding Slavery Discover the roots of slavery, follow the life of a slave and witness a slave auction through the eyes of characters including a slave, auctioneer, buyer and seller.
- Slave Voices Traces slavery in America from its earliest origins to post-Emancipation. Includes links to primary sources and personal slave accounts.
- Southern Oral History Program Interviews of more than 4,000 men and women, from mill workers to civil rights leaders to future presidents of the United States, by the students and faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives Provides information and documents about steamships including brochures, passenger lists, and immigration documents.
- From Revolution to Reconstruction Contains outlines related to American history and culture, primary source materials, essays, biographies and presidential information.
- American Experience: Mount Rushmore An interactive look at how this enormous monument was built and who built it.
- Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Archives View photos, videos, and documents about the history of the different ethnic groups and cultures that have lived in the Northwest.
- USA Encyclopedia: 1840-1960 A look at the history of the United States from a British perspective.
- Time Travelers Leads kids on a virtual tour of historical places throughout Ohio. From the Ohio Historical Society.