Documents
From the Continental Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/bdsds/
This site includes the documents of the Continental Congress and the Constitutional
Convention.
Documents
of Early Texas
http://www.lsjunction.com/docs/docs.htm
This site has a comprehensive history of Texas including its early documents.
Donner
Online
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/donner/
This site allows you to paste historical information, images and insights from
the Internet into a multimedia scrapbook.
Edison,
Thomas Alva - Nps.gov
http://www.nps.gov/edis/home.htm
At this site read all about Thomas Edison and his patents.
Electronic
Ellis Island
http://wwwald.bham.wednet.edu/museum/museum.htm
This is a great site where kids share information about immigrating to the United
States. Plus how they celebrate different holidays in their culture.
Federalist
Papers
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/const/fed/fedpapers.html
At this site you can view the Federalist Papers written in 1787 and 1788.
First
Ladies of the United States of America
http://www2.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/firstladies/html/firstladies.html
At this site you can read tributes to the women behind the presidents.
Give
Me Liberty or Give Me Death
http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/henry.html
At this site you can read the famous speech by Patrick Henry given at the time
of the Revolutionary War.
Gold
Rush Fever!
http://www.richmond.edu/~pstohrhu/learn/gold.html
This site has information regarding the Gold Rush, including a timeline and quiz.
Great
Chicago Fire
http://www.chicagohs.org/fire/
At this site you can read about the Great Chicago Fire, includes eye witness accounts
and pictures.
