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Scholars on Line from the Choices Program-- Slavery from the colonial New England point of view

Assignment on American attitudes towards slavery via scholars on line- Quaker, RI, Revolution times, abolitionists Am col society., Focus on New England

short video clips by experts on westward expansion- focuses on Native American perspectives

Although most Americans were shocked by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the outbreak of war between the two countries came as no surprise to most observers of international affairs. Indeed, the war could be seen as the culmination of tensions between the two countries that can be traced back to 1915, when Japan issued its so-called "Twenty-One Demands" on China.

My Favorite image is a site with lessons and commentary by professionals on particular images used in classes

My Favorite image is a site with lessons and commentary by professionals on particular images used in classes

Especially good section on fallacies, reasoning practice, how to get to saying something original. Good sample materials for stuents to look at

Great Debates in US History

Provides pro and con arguments on basic issues in us history via sources (civil disobedience, Salem witch trials, environment etc)

Full on line text of the book

good site on all the president easy to navigate

Video on creativity-- good for prep for term paper, senior projects etc.

From CK-12, U.S. History Sourcebook - Advanced covers U.S. history from Colonial America through World War I.

History isn't what happened, but a story of what happened. And there are always different versions, different stories, about the same events. One version might revolve mainly around a specific set of facts while another version might minimize them or not include them at all.