Interactive Websites for American History
American Revolution
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/perspectives.html
http://www.quia.com/fc/66325.html
http://earlyamerica.com/series.html
http://www.mountvernon.org/virtual/index.cfm/ss/29//cfid/2209053/cftoken/37344471
http://www.animatedatlas.com/revwar/revwarpreview.html
http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ride/virtual.shtml
http://www.ushistory.com/jouett.htm
http://www.ushistory.com/aadams.htm
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Colonies
**
http://www.jamestown2007.org/kids-jamestown-adventure.cfm
http://www.jamestown1607.org/storiesnation.asp
http://www.virtualjamestown.org/interactive.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/case_jamestown/index.html
http://www.animatedatlas.com/ecolonies/ecoloniespreview.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/standard/pocahontas/index.shtml#focus
**
http://www.plimoth.org/OLC/index_js2.html
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/our_america/colonial/
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/
http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/colonial/intro/index.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/history/index.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/media/index.html
http://www.history.org/media/index.cfm
http://www.history.org/History/museums/online_exhibits.cfm#
http://memorialhall.mass.edu/activities/tools/index.html
http://www.historicjamestowne.org/learn/interactive_exercises.php
http://americanhistory.si.edu/kids/springer/
Black History
**
http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/resources/simulations.htm
**
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/
Civil Rights – Rosa Parks
http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/index.htm
Game
#2
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=3
Abolition – Word Puzzle
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=1
Coretta Scott King- Word Puzzle
**
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=2
Underground Railroad Song Samples
http://www.appleseedrec.com/underground/sounds.html
Culture and Change
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/index.htm
Evolution of Black History – Interactive Timeline
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/timeline/game.htm
http://knowitall.org/gullahmusic/content/activities.html
http://www.knowitall.org/gullahmusic/journey/index.html
http://digital.nypl.org/lwf/english/site/flash.html
http://www.uncg.edu/~jpbrewer/remember/gaston.html
http://www.freedomcenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewpage&page_id=E0DDB6F0-FB71-4F09-A811671EA381902D
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/slavery/qtvr_aasouth.html
http://www.ushistory.com/railr.htm
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/lbjweshallovercome.htm
http://www.nps.gov/malu/BirthHomeTour/
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/Ihaveadream.htm
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkivebeentothemountaintop.htm
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/robertkennedyonmartinlutherking.html
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/malcolmxballot.htm
Civil War
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/absolutenglish-972/notes/civil_war/index.htm
http://www.quia.com/fc/66005.html
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/civil_war/civil_war.htm
http://www.thecutaways.us/civilwar/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/nation/map_agind.html#
http://www.jatruck.com/stonewall/gettysburg.html
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/gettex/getintro.htm
**
http://americanhistory.si.edu/educators/download.cfm?dlkey=457
http://www.ushistory.com/kline.htm
Clothing 1700-1900
http://memorialhall.mass.edu/activities/dressup/index.html
http://www.history.org/History/teaching/Dayseries/webactivities/dress/dress.htm
Colonial Period
Colonial Life- Word Puzzle #1 b&
#2
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=42
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=43
Colonial Period
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=4
Colonial and Revolutionary Historical Songs
http://www.mcneilmusic.com/rev.html
Continents
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0211/games/game.cgi
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0501/quickflicks/
Economics
http://nobelprize.org/economics/educational/trade/index.html
Erie
Canal
http://www.epodunk.com/routes/erie-canal/index.html#
Explorers
Explorers – Game 1&2
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=25
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=26
Columbus
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/columbus/columbus.html
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/columbus/bones/bones.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/flash/index.shtml?page=master.swf
Conquistadors
http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/devaca/devaca_flat.html
Marco Polo
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Marco/index.html
**
http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2001/07/01/sights_n_sounds/media.2.1.html
Navigation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/discovery/exploration/navigation_animation.shtml
Vikings
Vikings – Word Puzzle
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=27
Viking name converter
http://gorm.com/name/index.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/diaspora.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/treering.html
**
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/launch_gms_viking_quest.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/vikings/activities/index.shtml
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/flash/flash.html
http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/warriorchallenge/vikings/index.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/village.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/runes.html
http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/multimedia_zone/audio_video/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vinland/map.html
Government
Election and Politics – Comic Strips, Vocab., Puzzles, etc.
http://www.vocabulary.com/election.html
Bill
of Rights
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=11
Presidents – game 1,2 &3
http://www.quia.com/hm/22746.html
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=12
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=33
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=34
**
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/presidents.htm
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/3bgovt.htm
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/details_explanation.php?link=003&const=00_pre_00
http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/5a_frame.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/charters/damage.html
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/games_quizzes/electiongame/game.asp
**
http://pbskids.org/democracy/
http://congressforkids.net/Independence_index.htm
http://www.wisconline.org/objects/index_tj.asp?objid=SOC5904
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/whlife/quiz/
http://www.songsforteaching.com/uspresidents.htm
Immigration
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/
**
http://www.ushistory.com/island.htm
**
http://www.ushistory.com/young.htm
Indians
Native American Culture- Word Puzzle
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=43
Anasazi
http://sipapu.gsu.edu/html/kiva.html
http://sipapu.gsu.edu/html/prehistory.html
http://sipapu.ucsb.edu/index.html
http://www.anasazi-digs.com/
Aztecs
http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/mexico/mexico.htm
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/mexico.htm
Incas
http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/peru/peru.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/C004980/english/main.htm
Mayas
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/bureau/index.html
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/mayans.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya/glyphs.html
http://www.destination360.com/tikal/guide.htm
http://mayaruins.com/yucmap.html
Pueblo
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/native_americans/index.asp
General
http://americanhistory.si.edu/educators/download.cfm?dlkey=174
http://www.ushistory.com/fight.htm
Latitude/Longitude
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/find.html
Maps
http://www.papernapkin.com/imagine/index.html
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/allaboutmaps/aaMaps_M1_timeline_Z.htm
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=asia&Rootmap=&Mode=b&SubMode=w
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/dynamic/dyn_relief.html#
http://games.funschool.com/game.php?g=1177&s=1&category=0&level=1
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy/
http://people.depauw.edu/djp/shock_maps/
Pirates
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pirates/
Salem
Witchcraft
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/salem/splashx.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/case_salem/index.html
States & Capitals
States and Territories- Word Puzzle
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=35
http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/unitedstates.html
http://www.rousseauweb.com/UnitedStatesMap/UnitedStatesMap.htm
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm#Geography
http://www.newyorkled.com/map_unitedStates.htm
http://www.songsforteaching.com/geographysongs.htm
War
of 1812
http://www.bcpl.net/~etowner/best.html
http://americanhistory.si.edu/educators/download.cfm?dlkey=173
Westward Expansion
Word Puzzle
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=17
Oregon Trail
http://www.isu.edu/%7Etrinmich/Sites.html
http://www.isu.edu/%7Etrinmich/Facts.html
Lewis & Clark
Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea – Vocabulary
http://www.vocabulary.com/AOLnewcoin12.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/01/lewis.html
http://www.lewis-clark.org/content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=1047
http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/jeffwest/index.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/into/index.html
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/trailmap/index.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/main.html
http://lewisandclark.state.mt.us/videomap.shtm
General
http://americanhistory.si.edu/educators/download.cfm?dlkey=175
http://americanhistory2.si.edu/ourstoryinhistory/tryonline/buildsodhouse.html
http://www.animatedatlas.com/mexwar/mexwarpreview.html
Women’s History Month (March)
Vocabulary
http://www.vocabulary.com/VUwhistory.html
Women’s Rights
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=23
World War I
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwone/soldiers_stories_gallery.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwone/launch_pan_trench_dugout_entrance.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwone/launch_ani_wwone_movies.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch1_trench.html
World War II
World War II—Word Puzzle
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=49
Joseph Stalin
http://www.activehistory.co.uk/Miscellaneous/free_stuff/head2head_index.htm
http://www.pbs.org/auschwitz/maps/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2children/index.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/genocide/holocaust_survivors_gallery.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwtwo/nazi_propaganda_gallery.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwtwo/launch_gms_battle_atlantic.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/genocide/launch_ani_genocide_timeline.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwtwo/dday_audio.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwtwo/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwtwo/launch_ani_wwtwo_movies.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwtwo/launch_ani_overlord_campaign.shtml
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/heritage/episode8/presentations/
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/heritage/episode8/atlas/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/greatescape/harry.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/decoding/send.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostsub/torpedo.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/naziprison/glider.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/case_nazidams/index.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/case_kwai/index.html#
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/case_dday/index.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eleanor/maps/tour.html
http://www.ushistory.com/pearl.htm
**
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrpearlharbor.htm
Miscellaneous
Games for almost any history event
**
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/
Interactive History Quizzes
**
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/quizzes/
Child Labor Around the World
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/child_labor/index.asp
Reconstruction
– Word Puzzle
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=6
Roaring 20’s
– Word Puzzle
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=7
Gold
Rush
– Vocab. Activity
http://www.vocabulary.com/goldrush12.html
Weapons Through Time
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/launch_gms_weapons_thru_time.shtml
Industrial Revolution-
Word Puzzle
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/start.asp?Game=28
Travel back in time to visit five of the families that lived at 16 Elm
Street in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Use the clues they left behind to
decide in which time period you’ve landed.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/educators/download.cfm?dlkey=165
Franklin Delano Roosevelt:
First Fireside Chat
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrfirstfiresidechat.html
Harry S. Truman:
"The Truman Doctrine"
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/harrystrumantrumandoctrine.html
John
F. Kennedy:
Inaugural Address
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/johnfkennedyinaugural.htm
Elie
Wiesel:
"The Perils of Indifference" delivered 12 April 1999, in Washington,
D.C.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ewieselperilsofindifference.html
General Douglas MacArthur:
Thayer Award Acceptance Address
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/douglasmacarthurthayeraward.html
Barbara Jordan:
1976 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/barbarajordandnckeynote.html
Space Shuttle “Challenger”-
Tragedy addressed by Ronald Reagan
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/rreaganchallenger.htm
Space Shuttle “Columbia”-
Tragedy addressed by George Bush
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/gwbushcolumbia.html
Take
on the mission to disarm the world of nuclear weapons! You have eight
"Peace Doves" to help you, each able to disarm one of the eight
countries possessing nuclear weapons.
http://nobelprize.org/peace/educational/nuclear_weapons/index.html
Find
out how museum conservators work to save objects, photographs, and other
materials for the future.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/educators/download.cfm?dlkey=176
Thomas Edison changed our world! His genius gave us electric lights in
our home and an entire system that produced and delivered electrical
power. In this activity you can make your own light bulb, and then learn
more about this creative genius.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/educators/download.cfm?dlkey=362