American History Resources
Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center American history page. The ISLMC is a preview site for librarians, teachers, parents and students. You can search this site, use an index or sitemap.

See Also Atlases and Maps

American Memory

Historical collections from the National Digital Library.
The Library of Congress
American Memory
From Library of Congress
American Historical Association
Organization promotes excellence in K-16 teaching; links to
collaborative projects; articles on teaching

American Association for State and Local History

Links to rgeional museum groups, state associations, National
resource organizations and state historical societies.

American and British History Resources on the Internet

Reference, including documents and maps, gateways and text sites; titles
by historic period, archives and manuscript guides
The British American; William Byrd in Two Worlds
Byrd's history; Bacon's Rebellion; Virginia Time Line; history
of Virginia Colony
American Revolutionary War Timeline: People, Events, Documents
For K12. Primary resource documents
American Studies Electronic Crossroads
Immigration in American Memory
Excellent site. Library of Congress
American Studies Electronic Crossroads
American Treasures
From Library of Congress. Thomas Jefferson materials.
Abridged History of the United States
  • American History Audio Archives
    Sound clips of Civil Rights Movement [Kennedy, King,
    Malcom X]; The Richard Nixon Audio Archive; More Historic Clips
    (Clinton, Bush, Liddy, Quayle, more)
    At Home on the French Frontier 1700-1800
    Exhibits, visuals, historical information and teacher's guide.
    Columbus and the Age of Discovery
    From Millersville University
    Colonial American History
    Crossroads: A K-16 American History Curriculum; Essays in American History by Richard Bernstein From ERIC
    The Early America Review; A Journal of Fact and Opinion On the People, Issues and Events of Eighteenth Century America
    National Digital Library
    Historical Collections of the Library of Congress
    Presidents of the United States
    From Internet Public Library.
    Electronic Ellis Island : Virtual Heritage Museum
    Immigration [stories from kids who are immigrants to U.S.], Ellis Island,
    Native Americans & Multicultural calendar
    The American West
    History and development of the American West; immigrants; outlaws;
    transportation.
    Flags of North American> Flags + a trivia quiz on flags. Includes countries of
    North America, not just U.S.
    ISLMC Native American Page
    History, literature, other materials
    American Studies on the Internet
    Large site. Historical documents; links to many servers.
    History Buff's Home Page
    Scroll through the first 10 newspapers in America; read a
    newswriter's report about the 16th century defeat of the Spanish
    Armada; and other reports.
    ISLMC Immigrants & Immigration
    Links to sites dealing with immigrants and immigration.
    Love Letters from the Civil War
    Primary resource documents.
    Education World History Center: U.S. History
    Timelines, resources by state; lesson plans
    U. S. Historical Text Archives
    African American, social history, state and local history, wars
    ISLMC Virginia Indian Pages Written for younger readers.

    Return to Social Studies