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Figure 1: A Partial List of Websites to Support History Instruction

National Archives and Records Administration
A collection that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of Federal officials, and the national experience. Includes documents, posters, records, photographs and helpful background information about them.

Library of Congress, American Memory Collection
American Special Collections: A gateway to primary source materials related to the history and culture of the United States. Includes activities and lesson plans to accompany the site’s resources.

History Matters
Designed for high school and college history teachers, the site has annotated hundreds of history websites and includes links to lesson plans, activities, primary documents, and guides for analyzing historical evidence.

Social Studies Sources
Contains links to a broad array of social studies websites and other helpful educational resources for K-12 teachers.

Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture
On-Line Archival CON-LINE Archival Collections. Contains images and texts related to African-American women, Civil War women, and the Women’s Liberation Movement.

Web de Anza Project
Provides students and scholars with primary source documents and multimedia resources covering Juan Bautista de Anza’s two overland expeditions from the Sonoran desert to northern California, leading to the colonization of San Francisco in 1776. A good example of supported text on a website.

Eye Witness History: Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It
Samples of eyewitness accounts of historical events from the ancient world through the 20th century.

 

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