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The National Humanities Center's Toolbox Library provides access to historical documents, literary texts, works of art, and teaching strategies online.

Chapter by chapter, this site describes our nation's history in easy to read chronological sections.

An excellent starting point with an online textbook, primary sources, exhibits and more.

Access to written and spoken words, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience [from the Library of Congress.]

"First came the revolution. Then came a revolutionary document. See what's revolutionary on the other side of the Independence Mall in Philadelphia's historic district."

"The old cracked Bell still proclaims Liberty and Independence Hall echoes the words, "We the People." Explore Franklin's Philadelphia and learn about the past..."

The Old Barracks is a State and National Landmark located in Trenton, New Jersey. Built in 1758 by the Colony of New Jersey during the French and Indian War, the Old Barracks was a witness in 1776 to the Battle of Trenton, the turning point of the America

The NJ Women’s Heritage Trail will lead you on a journey through the state, using historic places to tell the story of famous women, both public and private, who contributed to the agricultural, industrial, labor and domestic history of the state.

One of the largest battles of the American Revolution took place in the fields and forests that now make up Monmouth Battlefield State Park.

"The resources developed not only examine the war, but also address the complex issues that confronted the two young republics as they struggled to define themselves and their place in the world."

This timeline from the National Archives provides drawings and photographs related to the American Revolution.

A variety of collected resources for the history student and researcher in understanding the American Civil War.

"To Great Britain the War of I8I2 was simply a burdensome adjunct of its greater struggle against Napoleonic France. To the Canadians it was clearly a case of naked American aggression. But to the Americans it was neither simple nor clear."

See how our military history fits into our growth as a nation in this Smithsonian online tutorial.

Important primary documents organized by state.

Discover the many documents that shaped our declarations of independence. Also, follow their impact on our early history.

This exhibition demonstrates that many of the colonies that in 1776 became the United States of America were settled by men and women of deep religious convictions who in the seventeenth century crossed the Atlantic Ocean to practice their faith freely.

This very detailed site focuses on issues, values and visions relating to the Lewis & Clark expedition, written by historian Harry Fritz.

This Library of Congress guide is an excellent resource to understanding black history & culture.

A variety of collected resources for the history student and researcher in understanding the American Civil War.

This exhibit examines one of the most turbulent and controversial eras in American history. It presents an up-to-date portrait of a period whose unrealized goals of economic and racial justice still confront our society.

"A year in the life of America at the dawn of the 20th Century."

Follow this movement from it's beginnings in 1976 to the ratification of the The Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.

"The saga of American wealth creation, both for the nation and for its enterprising capitalists, reached its apotheosis during the Gilded Age, a period roughly delimited by the end of Civil War and the beginning of World War I."

Follow examples of social upheavals with modules on the Scopes Trial, Prohibition, Anti-Immigration & The KKK and the New Woman.

The New Deal Network is an educational guide to the Great Depression of the 1930s. It is sponsored by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute.

"America's longest war ended more than two decades ago, yet a number of significant and important questions remain unanswered: What was the nature of the modern Vietnamese revolution? How can we explain the American intervention? "

"This site explores the complex history surrounding the invention of the atomic bomb - a crucial turning point for all mankind."