Further Resources for American Studies on the Web

The following web sites provide information on American society, culture and history.

Web sites which provide general and wide-ranging information about the U.S.A.:

Library of Congress: www.loc.gov
"The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress." This website also provides teachers with ample resources for the classroom.

National Archives: www.nara.gov
"Our mission is to ensure ready access to the essential evidence that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of Federal officials, and the national experience." "We enable people to inspect for themselves the record of what government has done."

The United States National Archives Our Documents: http://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true&
Provides digital copies of 100 milestone documents from American history.

The United States National Archives Digital Classroom: http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/index.html
Provides resources for teaching about the primary documents in American
history, including lesson plans and ideas, documents to analyze, research ideas, etc.

The University of Virginia: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/hypertex.html
Provides hypertexts of over 50 American literary and poetry classics.

The University of Virginia: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~YP/best.html#atlas
Listing of outstanding educational web sites in five categories: Comprehensive, Topical, Course-Specific, Atlases and Museums.

America the Beautiful (Maps): www.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_maps.php

General Interest on Teaching of American Literature: http://www.georgetown.edu/tamlit/tamlit-home.html

PBS: American Experience: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/

Lesson Plans: Women: Struggle and Triumph: www.loc.gov/learn/lessons/00/triumph
"Powerful stories of brave women who helped shape the history of the United States are revealed to students through journals, letters, narratives and other primary sources."

Lesson Plans: Journeys West: www.loc.gov/learn/lessons/01/west
"Journeys West engages students in inquiry into the theme of journeys through the exploration of topics such as the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the California Gold Rush, the Oregon Trail, Fur Traders and Native Americans."

Smithsonian Education: http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/
Discover education resources and information, lesson plans, field trips, and fun interactive activities for educators, families, and students.

Colonial Williamsburg: www.history.org

PBS: American Experience: Fidel Castro: www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex

Some local U.S. newspapers:

http://www.ctnow.com/
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/home/
www.dnronline.com
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/
http://www.latimes.com/
http://www.abqtrib.com/
http://www.postherald.com/

Youth Organizations-modern:

Odyssey of the Mind: http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/
Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college.

Questions Unlimited: http://www.qunlimited.com/

Pop Youth Culture-modern:

Fashion Rock SummerFest
Seventeen

Toys-modern:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-
/171280/ref%3Drd%5Ftru%5Fhp%5FSTE/103-4111257-2898227

Web sites which provide more information about the Founding and Founders
of the U.S.A.

Web sites which provide further information about African-Americans,
slavery, the Civil Rights movement and immigration to the U.S.A.

Web sites which proved further information about the conservative and liberal
movements and modernism in the U.S.A.