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» A Biography of America - Includes key events, maps, video transcripts, and related links for each era in American history.
» A Century in Review - Student-created site offers a graphical overview of each decade in the 20th century.
» AP American History - Site for future Advanced Placement (AP) US History students. Covers course and exam topics. Created by Upper Dublin High School, Pennsylvania.
» AP U.S. History Decade Profiles - Contains detailed review guides for preparing for the Advanced Placement United States History Exam. Arranged by decades, and available in PDF and HTML formats.
» America's Library - Discover the stories of America's past. Meet amazing Americans from the past and present, explore the states, and read about everyday life.
» America's Story - Presented by the Library of Congress, a site with information about American people, historical events, and each of the 50 states.
» America's West - Explore information on the history and development of the American West.
» American Experience - Includes features on a range of people and events in American history from Hawaii's last queen to Joe DiMaggio, from World War I to Vietnam. From PBS.
» American Experience: Mount Rushmore - An interactive look at how this enormous monument was built and who built it.
» American Indian Kids - History of Native Americans for kids, ages 6-10. Emphasizes Indian family and village lifestyles.
» American Memory from the Library of Congress - Gateway to source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States.
» American Slave Voices - Traces slavery in America from its earliest origins to post-Emancipation. Includes links to primary sources and personal slave accounts.
» An Abridged History of The United States - A complete pre-history and history text for high school students.
» Brain Quest: A Perfect Design - Explores the origins of the American flag.
» California Historical - Articles on recent and past events, written by students at Washington Elementary. Links to other related sites.
» Civil Rights Events, Strategies, and Forces - Captures several milestones, personalities, and influences that helped civil rights in America.
» Colonial Kids - This celebration of life in the 1700s tells all about life in Colonial America. Includes interviews, games, video excerpts, photographs, and other activities.
» Colonial Williamsburg - Experience Colonial Life by exploring the trades, politics, and other aspects of 18th-century living. Browse the Colonial Dateline highlighting events from 1750-1783.
» Exploring Maryland's Roots - Explore the shores, build a plantation, and meet the people of early Maryland in this interactive website by Maryland Public Television.
» Federal Writers' Project - Excerpts from interviews with about a dozen men and women who weathered the Great Depression and the difficult years of the 1930s.
» From Revolution to Reconstruction - Contains outlines related to American history and culture, primary source materials, essays, biographies and presidential information.
» Great American Speeches - Great political speeches from the 20th century. For students of speech and American History.
» History 101 - Chris' History Pages - American history reports done by an elementary school student, about Plimouth Plantation, the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War. Includes the Gettysburg Address rewritten in second-grade vocabulary.
» History Haven - Provides an overview of American History from colonial times through the Reagan years. Some chapters include interactive quizzes.
» HistoryTimeline.com - History timelines of America in the 20th century. Has many pictures, events, and summaries for each decade in the twentieth century.
» Kid's History - Provides help with American history projects. Includes games, costume help, library, crafts, and links.
» Liberty Bell Museum - Features virtual exhibit of a private collection of memorabilia, relics and souvenirs, gathered over a 20 year period. Includes gift shop.
» Mom's Historical Costumes - A theatrical middle-school social studies teacher models her over a dozen costumes relating to various periods of American history. Includes colonial garb, multicultural, and military dress.
» Mrs. Doss's History Web - Directory of Bible and American history links.
» My History Is America's History - Invites you to post your family stories and photos. Offers tips and resources for discovering, preserving, and sharing family history as part of America's heritage.
» NARA Exhibit Hall - Features historic documents from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
» National Museum of American History - Click on letters of the alphabet to find related bits and pieces of historical trivia.
» Nebraska Studies.org - Learn all about Nebraska's history and its geography.
» New Perspectives on The West - Provides an illustrated introduction to the people, places, and events for which America's western frontier is known. From PBS.
» Old Sturbridge Village - The museum re-creates the daily work activities and community celebrations of a rural 19th-century town in authentic living history fashion.
» Ongoing Tales Salute to America - Features lyrics of patriotic songs, the Pledge of Allegiance, and other important documents.
» Pioneers - Information about pioneers, wagon trains, and life on the trail in the United States in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
» Puritanism - Study sheet about puritans and how they are related to the early colonial times in america.
» Slavery in New England - Interactive site designed to help middle school students understand the condition of African slaves in New England.
» Spindletop Kids - History and information about the first oil gusher in Texas. Test your knowledge by taking the Spindletop quiz. Also includes games and trivia.
» Stand Up For Your Rights - OFfers an overview of the struggles for religious freedom, women's rights, and desegregation. From PBS.
» Studying about Immigration - Explores the push and pull factors of immigration. Includes a virtual tour of Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Also explains how immigration today differs from that of years gone by.
» The African American Journey - A chronological look at the African American struggle for freedom.
» The Encyclopædia Britannica Guide to Black History - Multimedia site includes a timeline, overview of the eras in black history, links to biographical sketches of dozens of well-known African-Americans, and historic audio and video clips.
» The Jamestown Online Adventure - A virtual history lesson where you find yourself landing in the New World and making all the decisions needed to found the Jamestown colony.
» The Old Northwest - History of the westward expansion into the Ohio River Valley and the Old Northwest territory. With pictures and bibliography.
» The Oregon-Trail - This web site is based on the award-winning documentary film from PBS. Read about the history of the trail and see the historic sites located along the trail.
» The Population of Vermont - The history of the Indian tribes, early settlers, and more recent immigrants to Vermont. With a county map.
» Time Travelers - Leads kids on a virtual tour of historical places throughout Ohio. From the Ohio Historical Society.
» Today in History - Each day, an event from American history is illustrated by digitized items from the Library of Congress American Memory historic collections.
» U.S. History from 1890 to 1950 - Student-created timeline places 30 major events in historical context. Also includes essays and short profiles of Thomas Edison and Norman Rockwell.
» US History - Teaches Unites States history and government through an interactive timeline, online games, and dictionary of terms.
» USA Encyclopedia: 1840-1960 - A look at the history of the United States from a British perspective.
» United States History with Mr. Burnett - Provides tests, maps, jeopardy and other tidbits to help American history students.
» WayBack - American history for kids. From PBS.
» We Proceeded On - WebQuest helps students explore the importance of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
» Welcome to Fifth Grade, Mr. Remmer's Class - Features reports about explorers from students of Vinland School in Poulsbo, Washington.
» Zoot Suit Riots - Learn about the controversy surrounding the Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles, 1942. From PBS.