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Who were the First Americans?
- Bering Land Bridge flash movie: created by Mr. Miller
- Who Was Kennewick Man? (webquest by Mr. Miller)
- Geospatial Animation
- Nova Online: Mystery of the First Americans
- National Geographic special about the First Americans mystery
- The Beringia Interpretive Center
- Kennewick Man Interpretive Center
- Clovis and Beyond
The Columbian Exchange
- General Information about Foods and Diseases of the Columbian Exchange
- Origins of Food Timeline
- Food Museum Food List
- Where Food Crops Orginated
- The Invasion of the Animals (Introduction of Livestock)
- WHO Information about Influenza
- Effects of Smallpox and the Flu
- Effects of Diseases (scroll down to "The Impact of the Columbian Exchange")
- Detailed Information about Diseases
Native American Culture and Pre-Contact History
The Colonial Period
- Triangular Trade Bridge flash movie: created by Mr. Miller. This interactive flash movie shows the routes of two triangular trade patterns from the colonial time period.
Slavery
- List of links for creating the slavery timeline compiled by Mr. Miller
- The Underground Railroad (from Africans in America)
- Explanation of Follow the Drinking Gourd
African American Quilting
- African American Quilting Traditions: examines characteristics in quilts from West Africa to the United States
- African American Story Bible Quilts by Harriet Powers
- Underground Railroad Quilt Code Patterns
The Three Branches of Government
- The White House: learn about the executive branch.
- The House of Representatives: learn about the House of Representatives and find who represents you (Eckstein's zip code is 98115-4709).
- The Senate: learn about the Senate and find your Senator.
- The Supreme Court: find the names of current justices.
The Constitution and Bill of Rights
- The U.S. Constitution: the complete text of the U.S. Constitution.
- The Constitution Explained: more resources for understanding the Constitution.
- The Supreme Court: find out about current cases and the judicial branch.
- Oyez, Oyez, Oyez: find historic Supreme Court decisions.
The Industrial Revolution and 19th Century Inventions
- Inventions of the Early 1800's- Find information about an invention from the 1st half of the 19th century.
- Inventions of the Late 1800's- Find information about an invention from the 2nd half of the 19th century.
- Famous Inventions at About.com- use this search engine to find information about inventions from the Industrial Revolution.
- Smithsonian: Inventors and Innovation- great research source about inventors and inventions.
- How Stuff Works- another good resource for finding information about inventions.
- Inventions at World Almanac for Kids- features an inventor's directory and inventions grouped by category.
Immigration in the 19th Century
The Civil War
- The Civil War.com- General overview of the Civil War.
- The Civil War.net- General overview with primary documents.
- The History Place- timeline of events and battles.
- Library of Congress American Memory- excellent collection of Mathew Brady Civil War photos