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GENERAL
- library.thinkquest.org/J001587
- Pages from HerStory
- ThinkQuest Colonial Kids www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=J002611F&url=J002611F/activities.htm
- Odyssey Online A resource to support the use of museum objects in your classroom
- Archiving Early America earlyamerica.com Resources, movies, videos, about earlyAmerica.
- Kid Info...School Subjects American History www.kidinfo.com/SchoolSubjects.html
- The History Channel www.historychannel.com (Where the Past Comes Alive)
- The History Place www.historyplace.com Great info and features including the American Revolution, Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, Apollo 11.......
- ushistory.org www.ushistory.org Virtual tours and information on Philadelphia historic sites, war battlefields, documents of freedom, Revolutionary War, and general highlights of American History.
- USA History www.usahistory.com/frames.htm
- Early America earlyamerica.com
- The Discovery Channel www.discovery.com Companion site to the TV. channel.
- Flags of the World Search for any flag by country, geography, keyword or title.
- Journey North www.learner.org/jnorth Students and classrooms participate in a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change.
- Yahoo! Travel: Virtual Field Trips www.yahoo.com/recreation/travel/virtual_field_trips Here you will find a collection of twenty-plus trips.
- Eye Witness History Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It Stories such as Escape from Slavery, Pioneers Riding the Overland Stage, Crossing the Plains in 1865,
- American West www.AmericanWest.com
- Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids bensguide.gpo.gov
- America's Library www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi Good site for general American History at an elementary level. (Famous people, state info, favorite pass time, etc.)
- National Geographic Geography Lesson Plans K-12
- KidZone Geography
PRESIDENTS
- CyberHunt American Presidents Crossword Puzzle www.teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/instructor/crossword/0001/index.htm
- The American Presidency-Grolier Online www.grolier.com/presidents/nbk/prescont.html Brief biographies on all of the presidents
- Abraham Lincoln by Mrs. Wellman's Wonder Workers www.usd230.k12.ks.us/usd230/es/Teachers/Wellman/classroom/w2abe/indexabe.html
- Abraham Lincoln www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/lincoln/index.html Mrs. Payton's First Grade Class links to Abe Lincoln's boyhood home, picture gallery, quiz, treasure hunt, teacher lessons, classroom activity suggestion.
- Ford's Theatre National Historic Site www.nps.gov/foth/index2.htm Info on John Wilkes Booth, Gettysburg Address, pictures, Peterson House where Lincoln died, reward poster, derringer used to shoot President Lincoln.
- The History Place Presents Abraham Lincoln www.historyplace.com/lincoln/index.html Timeline and pictures of Lincoln's life.
- The Life of Abraham Lincoln www.berwickacademy.org/lincoln/lincoln.htm Good site for elementary grades, created by the students at Berwick Academy.
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace www.nps.gov/abli/linchomj.htm Picture gallery and links.
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site www.nps.gov/liho/index.htm Home tour, Lincoln homes through the years, slavery, timeline, the Lincoln family and more.
- Mount Vernon-George Washington's Home www.mountvernon.org
- The Life of George Washington Online Movies (3 parts)
- George Washington Treasure Hunt
- George Washington for Kids
- George Washington Portrait www.earlyamerica.com/lives/gwlife/
- George Washington's Ancestorial Home-Sulgrave Manor www.stratford.co.uk/sulgrave
- George Washington Quiz www.osv.org/gw/wquiz2.htm
- Monticello the Home of homas Jefferson www.monticello.org
- History of the Presidents of the U.S. www.usahistory.com/presidents
- President for a Day www.pbs.org/democracy/kids/presforaday/index.html
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Early Explorers
- BBC Famous People-Explorers
- National Maritime Museum-General Fact Files-Explorers Gallery www.nmm.ac.uk/education/fact_explorer.html
- Portugese Explorers http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/encanto/earlyexplorers/portugal.htm This site includes Vasco Da Game and Prince Henry the Navigator.
- Spanish Explorers http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/encanto/earlyexplorers/spain.htm This site includes Columbus, Balboa, Ponce de Leon, De Soto, Pizarro, Cortex, Magellan, Coronado, and Cabrillo.
- French Explorers http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/encanto/earlyexplorers/france.htm This site includes De Verrazano, Champlain, Joliet, Cartier, Marquette, and De La Salle.
- English Explorers http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/encanto/earlyexplorers/england.htm This site includes Cabot, Gilbert, Raleigh, Drake, and Frobisher.
- Explorers of the Millennium-Hall of Fame tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4034/hall_of_fame.html
- Kid Info Explorer Sites www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Explorers.html
- Gander Academy’s European Explorers Resources www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/explorer.htm?
- Martin Waldseemuller Bio www.newadvent.org/cathen/15531a.htm
- Martin Behaim Bio www.newadvent.org/cathen/02391b.htm
- Behaim’s Globe www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/Lmwebpages/258.html
- Leif Erikson www.mnc.net/norway/LeifErikson.htm
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