http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/
I thought that this was going to be an exciting page, but was disappointed. It was filled with ads and now easily navigable.

http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/fko/teachersparents.html
I feel bad for including the North Carolina Museum of History on this page. I really enjoy the museum, but this education section of the website is not that interesting. The blue is really harsh on the ideas and the content is nothing extraordinary.

http://www.history.org/history/teaching/ideaofamerica/index.cfm
When I read the description for this program, I was really excited. It seemed very interactive and a great tool for students. I was looking and looking for it, when I discovered that it was actually an ad and that teachers had to pay for the program. This is not practical for teachers and I was really
disappointed.

http://homeschooling.about.com/od/freeprintables/ss/civilwarprint.htm
This About.com homeschooling site is very just blah. It is covered with ads and nothing really jumps out. It also is mostly worksheets, which I didn't enjoy as a student and I imagine that students today still don't enjoy them.

http://www.theteachersguide.com/Civilwarlessons.html
This website provides links to Civil War educational websites. Besides just being a boring list of links, most of the links lead to websites that no longer exists or have been moved.

http://www.gilderlehrman.org/historynow/09_2007/lp1.php
I focused on interactive history websites. I like this one because it provides Lessons Plans and links to primary sources. It has interactive quizzes, online articles, and a link to ask an archivists. These are all great tools to teach students how to do research and write historical papers.

http://xroads.virginia.edu/
This is the American Studies website from the University of Virginia. While this website takes some exploring, it has great online exhibits and primary sources. I have used this website as a student both in undergrad and in grad school and it is great source.

http://www.archives.gov/education/
The National Archives website that provides links for both teachers and students. For teachers, it provides lesson plans, it gives ideas on how to teach with documents. For students, it has interactive features like "Sign the Declaration of Independence"

http://classroom.monticello.org/teachers/home/
The educational website from Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello. It has lesson plans that not only deal with political history of Thomas Jefferson, but also the social history aspect. There are lessons plans for teachers, as well as interactive activities for students, such as "Ask Thomas Jefferson." A great tool to teach not only the politics of the Colonial time period, but also the social history as well.

http://lewis-clark.org/content/content-channel.asp?ChannelID=62
Website dedicated to Lewis and Clark Expedition. It has great views of the area that was explored, but also provides day by day accounts. It also gives information about the Native Tribes that Lewis & Clark interacted with. This is information about the natural wildlife encountered, as well as the journal excerpts. This would be a really good site to teach about the Expedition and the social implications of it.