Sounds and Images from Early
The American Folklife Center at the Library of
Congress was created by Congress in 1976 "to preserve and present American
Folklife." The Center incorporates the Archive
of Folk Culture, which was established at the Library in 1928 as a repository
for American Folk Music. The Center and its collections have grown to encompass
all aspects of folklore and folklife from this
country and around the world. The
World Facts: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fm.html#top
The World Factbook is prepared by the Central
Intelligence Agency for the use of US Government officials, and the style,
format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements.
Information was provided by the American Geophysical Union, Bureau of the
Census, Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, Defense
Nuclear Agency, Department of State, Foreign Broadcast Information Service,
Maritime Administration, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, National Maritime
Intelligence Center, National Science Foundation (Antarctic Sciences Section),
Office of Insular Affairs, US Board on Geographic Names, US Coast Guard, and
other public and private sources.
Documents in North American/
This website housed a wealth of information about
American History dating as far back to the 1400's. Regardless to what era or
period of American History you are studying, this website will have something
to offer you. Not only does this website focus on time periods, it also breaks
into US Presidents, documents, and biographies of notable Americans past and
present.
National Geographic Map Machine: http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine
Good site for students to find maps to present to peers.
Supreme Court Cases and other information:
http://nmc.northwestern.edu/
Great site (Oyez link) for case and other information.
Supreme Court Cases Summaries: http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/CourtCases.htm
Great site for summaries of many landmark Supreme
Court Cases.
Politics out Loud: http://nmc.northwestern.edu/
Site with links (History and Politics Out Loud link) to audio of 20th
Century speeches.
Constitution Overview and resources: http://www.constitutioncenter.org/
Great jumping off point to explore the Constitution.
White House Tapes: http://www.whitehousetapes.org/
Great site with taped conversations from several presidents.
United Nations Cyber School Bus: http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/index.asp
Good site for reference materials about other nations,
may have some great stuff to explore.
International Data Base: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbnew.html
Great site for quick access to statistical information about nations of the
world.
American Currency Exhibit:
http://www.frbsf.org/currency/index.html
Views and information about money from throughout American History.
Newseum website: http://www.newseum.org/
Museum dedicated to the news and media.
Africa Access: http://www.africaaccessreview.org/
Access to
Great short overview and quiz on basics of
Weekly News Summary: http://www.theweekmagazine.com/
Good site for a summary of news and other information from around the nation
and world.
Marbury and Dred Scott Summaries:
http://civicallyspeaking.org/lessons.html#Teaching
Excellent summary of these two cases and links to some other information
including writing a case study brief.
Time for Kids: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/news
Excellent history of 20th Century Quiz under games and
good content information.
Great New York City/PBS site with many offshoots: http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/parentsteachers/
blues,
local monuments, etc.