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  • United Nations
    • United Nations Information Services - United Nations and other international organizations
  • Governmental agencies:
    • Federal Court's Homepage
  • Historical Documents
    • Archiving Early America - Primary source documents covering 18th century colonial period
  • Project Vote Smart - Track political performance of politicians
  • Lesson Plans
    • Science and Math Consortium for Northwest Schools - Lesson plans by level
  • Virtual Tour of the White House
  • United States Congress
    • House of Representatives Web Server
    • US Senate Web Server
    • Thomas - Legislative Information on the Internet
    • Congress.Org: A Guide to the U.S. Congress
  • The American Civil War
    • The United States Civil War Center - Index of Civil War info available on the net
    • Civil War Photographs
  • Environmental Voting Records of Congressmen (by region)
  • National Museum of the American Indian
  • Maps
    • PCL Map Collection
    • U.S. History Maps - Maps from early settlement through the 20th century
  • American History - From Revolution to Reconstruction - American history from early America towards the 21st century
  • 1492: An Ongoing Voyage - An exhibit of the Library of Congress
  • American Memory from the Library of Congress - Historical documents and photographs
  • The World of Vikings
  • Social Studies and Government Directories
    • Galaxy Government Page
    • Yahoo's Government Page
    • Galaxy History Page - History of countries of the world links
    • Social Studies Lesson Plans and Other Resources
    • History / Social Studies for K-12 Teachers - Lots of interconnecting links
  • Arctic Circle Home Page - History, culture and environment
  • Teaching African American History
  • The Constitution of the United States of America
  • U.S. Presidents
    • George Washington
      • The Papers of George Washington - Developing site with writings and pictures
    • Abraham Lincoln Online - Very comprehensive resource on the 16th president
  • American Politics
    • The Point - Classroom resources on democracy and coverage on political trends
  • U.S. History Through Children's Literature - Lesson ideas and many book listings
  • Cybrary of the Holocaust - Images, survivors, articles, bibliographies of the holocaust
  • National Geographic Online - Magazine articles, specials, TV Listings
  • Government Data
    • U.S. Census Bureau Home Page - Lots of figures and facts that can be used to study social trends
  • Country Specific Information
    • CIA World Factbook 2005 - Info and maps on countries of the world
    • Atlapedia Online - Search for countries using a letter index
    • Country Specific Information - Pointers to servers with countries of the world info
    • InfoNation - Two step database that allows user to view and compare country info
    • E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - World country data including maps, flags, and national anthems
  • Colonial Sites
    • APVA Jamestown Rediscovery - Facts and pictures dealing with Jamestown
    • Colonial Williamsburg Home Page - Info, pictures of the colonial city
    • Monticello - Home of Thomas Jefferson
  • Houghton Mifflin Social Studies Center - Online projects, activities, current events, and links

     

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