General United States History and Government Resources
Featured Site
American Memory - great site from the Library of Congress.
Digital History - Online exhibitions, teacher's guides, resources, multimedia and more!
The History Place - A great resource for all things American history!
From Revolution to Reconstruction - a hypertext on American history from colonial times to modern times
The Price of Freedom: Americans at War - a cool site with an interactive timeline that connects the user to multimedia and resources about each war
Interactives: United States History Map - a great interactive program that uses a geographical map of the United States to teach U.about our country
History Matters: A U.S. History Survey Course on the Web - a higher level U.S. history course that has some material applicable to eighth grade U.S. history
A Chronology of U.S. History Documents - documents of the United States from the Magna Carta to Barack Obama's 2010 State of the Union Address
U.S. History Images - tons of great clip art images that can be used in posters, reports, websites, and more!
Best History Sites: U.S. History - contains primary and secondary documents, exhibits, map collections, prints and photographs, audio and video
Cliff Notes: U.S. History I and U.S. History 2
Government
USA.gov - an A-Z index of U.S. government departments and agencies
The White House - the official site of the White House
United States House of Representatives - the official site of the House of Representatives
United States Senate - The U.S. Senate's official site
The Library of Congress: THOMAS - In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative information from the Library of Congress.
Supreme Court of the United States - official site of the United States Supreme Court
LII Supreme Court Info - Legal Information Institute; details the most recent decisions as well as major decisions rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court
The Presidents - Biographies of all of the United States presidents
Gov Spot - a one-stop spot for all things U.S. Government
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids - Ben Franklin's United States government for middle school kids
Internet Public Library: Presidents of the United States - information on the current and former POTUSes.
The History Place - A great resource for all things American history!
From Revolution to Reconstruction - a hypertext on American history from colonial times to modern times
The Price of Freedom: Americans at War - a cool site with an interactive timeline that connects the user to multimedia and resources about each war
Interactives: United States History Map - a great interactive program that uses a geographical map of the United States to teach U.about our country
History Matters: A U.S. History Survey Course on the Web - a higher level U.S. history course that has some material applicable to eighth grade U.S. history
A Chronology of U.S. History Documents - documents of the United States from the Magna Carta to Barack Obama's 2010 State of the Union Address
U.S. History Images - tons of great clip art images that can be used in posters, reports, websites, and more!
Best History Sites: U.S. History - contains primary and secondary documents, exhibits, map collections, prints and photographs, audio and video
Cliff Notes: U.S. History I and U.S. History 2
Government
USA.gov - an A-Z index of U.S. government departments and agencies
The White House - the official site of the White House
United States House of Representatives - the official site of the House of Representatives
United States Senate - The U.S. Senate's official site
The Library of Congress: THOMAS - In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative information from the Library of Congress.
Supreme Court of the United States - official site of the United States Supreme Court
LII Supreme Court Info - Legal Information Institute; details the most recent decisions as well as major decisions rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court
The Presidents - Biographies of all of the United States presidents
Gov Spot - a one-stop spot for all things U.S. Government
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids - Ben Franklin's United States government for middle school kids
Internet Public Library: Presidents of the United States - information on the current and former POTUSes.