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Colonial Williamsburg's multimedia section offers both educational and entertaining resources.

Congress thinks people should know what's going on. I know, I'm skeptical, too. But they asked the Library of Congress to create this site where students can find out how government works or doesn't. Track bills, check up on your Congressman, or visit the LEARN section midway down the homepage for links to sections on how laws are made, how the Supreme Court works and a host of primary source documents sorted by theme: The American Revolution and New Nation; National Expansion and Reform; and Civil War & Reconstruction.

Full of fun games and activities about colonial life.

This narrative of the sectionalism and the growth of the Republican party is every bit as valid as the narrative canon, though its significantly different. The bullet point nature of this Twiiter thread and its natural inclusion of primary source documents makes this a strong candidate as the baseline reading assignment for US history students

Explore the history section of the Colonial Williamsburg website. Students will find it engaging and interesting.

Two excellent history related music videos. One explains women's suffrage the other the Declaration of Independence. Plus, a very cool photography site with a great history section.

This section includes recommended resources for further study on the Civil War as well as links related to the Civil War.

Great annotated version of the Constitution. Includes clause-by-clause links of documents relevant to each section of the Constitution.

I added this well organized reading source good for research papers to http://www.textbooksfree.org/Quick%20Notes%20History%20Political%20Economy%20Our%20Democratic%20Federalist%20Republic.htm

Library of Congress source on India. Clear table of contents, covers all of Indian history along with specific sections on Economic, Geography, Religion, Language, Society, Government and Foreign Relations.

"This section contains reproducible copies of primary documents from the holdings of the National Archives of the United States, teaching activities correlated to the National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government, and cross-curricular connections."

"The manuscript and audiovisual archives at the Library contain many documents and photographs that may be useful to students working on historical papers, exhibit projects, media or dramatic performances. Documents and photographs are included in this section for the following topics: Military Era * Pre-presidential Era * Presidential Era * Declassified Documents * Presidential Appointment Books"

"Echoes and Reflections Student/Teacher Resource Center. On this section of the site, you will have an opportunity to learn more about the Holocaust as well as gain access to additional primary sources, such as photographs, artifacts, documents, and online exhibitions."

This seems like a somewhat eclectic mix of links to sites with primary sources. Might be a few gems in there but also might take a while to find them.

Interviews with 17 great history teachers. What an excellent idea! The most I have ever learnt about teaching was from watching exceptional teachers, so this should be useful.

In these interviews distinguished teachers share their strategies and techniques. Good teaching is more often honored in rhetoric than reality. And great teachers are generally known locally within their own schools, but less often to a larger group of national colleagues. Our goal in this section is, in part, to identify and honor those people who have taught with excellence, dedication, and distinction.

Essays and imagery from the BBC, on British History from the Norman period to the present. Sections include Middle Ages, Tudors, Civil War and Revolution, Empire and Sea Power, Victorian Britain, and more.

This section contains reproducible copies of primary documents from the holdings of the National Archives of the United States, teaching activities correlated to the National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government, and cross-curricular connections.

The history of relationships between Native Americans, Europeans and other immigrants - includes sections on Assimilation, Relocation and Genocide, Indian Boarding Schools, Oral History of the Cherokee and an Interactive Map.

Rag Linen aims to be the premier online resource for information about historic newspapers. As such, we're frequently updating our education pages and resources section, which contains links to important videos, blogs, books, websites and more. We hope Rag Linen increases your interest and passion for historic newspapers.

This website, mantained by Catherine Lavender, Department of History, College of Staten Island, includues sections on liberty rhetoric during the revolutionary period, during the textile mill strikes by women during 1834 and 1836, and during the formulation of the Declaration of Sentiments in 1848

This section contains reproducible copies of primary documents from the holdings of the National Archives of the United States, teaching activities correlated to the National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government, and cross-curricular connections.

An excellent site for primary sources on United States history. Run by those lovely people at the US National Archives.