U.S. History and Government

U.S. History

Avalon Project at Yale Law School - Full-text documents of treaties, charters, speeches, declarations and other documents, B.C. to the present.

Our Documents.gov - A compilation of source documents from the U.S. Constitution to the patent for the cotton gin.

American Memory - The online digitized collection of primary source documents, photographs, film, maps, and etc. found at the Library of Congress.

National Archives and Records Administration - Our nation's archives -- online databases, bibliographies, full text docements, and education materials.

Early America - Primary source material from 18th century America.

America'sStory -- presented by the Library of Congress. A fun and entertaining look at America's past.

The Vietnam Project - Online archive affiliated with Texas Tech's Vietnam Center.

The Aquifer American Social History Online - original materials and historical documents from U.S. universities, libraries, and cultural institutions digitized for viewing online.

The Coming of the American Revolution - a selection of documents from the Massachusetts Historical Society that illustrate the period between the French and Indian WAr and the American War for Independence.

The Opper Project; Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History - a goldmine of cartoons and lesson plans for using editorial cartoons to teach history -- a project sponsored by Ohio State University.

C-Span Video Archives now available online.  Web site offers the public free and unlimited video dating back to 1987, a span of five presidential administrations.

Government

Virginia State Government: virginia.gov 

U.S. Government:
FirstGov - a basic search portal for government services or information.  

Google UncleSam - reduces hits from regular Google search. Locates only sites that end in gov., mil. or us.
Thomas - Federal legislative information: House and Senate directories, bills introduced, Congressional Record, and historical documents.

GPO - Government Printing Office portal to documents from all three branches of government.

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government - The Federal Government explained for kids, teachers (and everyone who likes plain language.

Voting

Project Vote Smart - All about elections - this nonprofit, nonpartisan organization provides information about political candidates to voters.

Open Secrets - Information about campaign contributions from the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan, non-profit group that tracks money in politics.



 
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