General U.S. History
Updated April 2009
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Discovery, Exploration, Colonies, & Revolution
Updated July 3, 2005
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TIMELINES & MAPS / PRIMARY DOCUMENTS
TIMELINES & MAPS / PRIMARY DOCUMENTS
TIMELINES FROM BEGINNINGS TO 1800
TIMELINE: European Explorations of America
TIMELINE: Voyages of Exploration, 1486-1522
AGE OF EXPLORATION TIME LINE
Explorers' Timeline
TIMELINE: Voyages of Exploration: 1405-1650
Spanish Exploration and Colonization 1492-1542, 1565-1628
Timeline of U.S. History from 1492-1750
The Colonial Period: 1497-1763
Early Colonial Era Timeline(Beginnings to 1700)
English Colonial Era 1700 - 1763 Timeline
American Discovery and Colonization Timeline
Timeline for the American Revolution
Timeline for the Making of the Constitution
Prelude to Revolution(1763 - 1775) Timeline
Time Line -- America during the Age of Revolution, 1764-1775
Conflict and Revolution 1775-1776 Timeline
An Unlikely Victory 1777-1783 Timeline
Time Line -- America during the Age of Revolution, 1776-1789
TIMELINE: American Revolution
A New Nation 1784 - 1790 Timeline
Native American Chronology 1776-1830
1619 - 1861: Expansion, Slavery, and Civil War Timeline
Colonization/Colonial Timeline
Pocahontas/John Smith Timeline
Colonial and Revolutionary Periods Timeline
American Revolution Timeline
Confederation to Constitution Timeline
The Constitution and the Emergence of Political Parties Timeline
1788-1824: Early Republic Timeline
Salem Witch Trials Chronology
Chronology on the History of Slavery 1619 to 1789
American Music Timeline | Colonial Music
Jamestown: Timeline of Events and References
George Washington Papers: Time Line: Colonial Period
Colonial Williamsburg: Dateline
Colonial Latin America Chronology
Chronology: Colonial Life (1607-1750s)
Chronology: Prologue to Revolution & Revolutionary War(1754-1783)
Chronology: Articles Period & Federalist Era (1781-1800)
Eighteenth-Century Chronology
MAPS
***** Historical Maps of the United States
Reisenett: Historical Maps of the United States
ANIMATED MAP: American History: "Growth of a Nation"
Zoom Into Maps
OUTLINE (BLANK) MAPS: HISTORICAL U.S.
MAPS: Regions of the United States
Links to North American Indian Map Pages by Phil Konstantin
MAP: Early Indian Tribes, Culture Areas, & Linguistic Stocks - East U.S., West U.S.
MAPS: Exploration and Discovery
MAP: Route of Samuel de Champlain, 1607
European Voyages of Exploration - Great maps here!
Map of the 13 Colonies
World Atlas, Thirteen Original USA Colonies
MAP: 13 Colonies
MAP: 13 Colonies (unlabeled)
Map: American Exploration - Before 1675
Map: American Colonies 1689 -1783
Map: French and Indian War
MAP: European Land in the Americas
Map: Colonial Settlement to 1750
Map Showing the Siege Of Quebec in 1759
Map prior to Revolution
U.S. Territorial Growth - Colonies - 1775
U.S. Territorial Maps 1775
Map of Colonial America - 1763-1776
Colonial Expansion through 1758
Rare Map Collection - Colonial America
Colonial Wars MAPS
American Revolution MAPS
The American Revolution and Its Era: Maps and Charts
U.S. Territorial Maps 1775-1920
MAP: Triangle Trade Routes
Timemap - US Borders
More available under specific topic headings.
TIMELINE: European Explorations of America
TIMELINE: Voyages of Exploration, 1486-1522
AGE OF EXPLORATION TIME LINE
Explorers' Timeline
TIMELINE: Voyages of Exploration: 1405-1650
Spanish Exploration and Colonization 1492-1542, 1565-1628
Timeline of U.S. History from 1492-1750
The Colonial Period: 1497-1763
Early Colonial Era Timeline(Beginnings to 1700)
English Colonial Era 1700 - 1763 Timeline
American Discovery and Colonization Timeline
Timeline for the American Revolution
Timeline for the Making of the Constitution
Prelude to Revolution(1763 - 1775) Timeline
Time Line -- America during the Age of Revolution, 1764-1775
Conflict and Revolution 1775-1776 Timeline
An Unlikely Victory 1777-1783 Timeline
Time Line -- America during the Age of Revolution, 1776-1789
TIMELINE: American Revolution
A New Nation 1784 - 1790 Timeline
Native American Chronology 1776-1830
1619 - 1861: Expansion, Slavery, and Civil War Timeline
Colonization/Colonial Timeline
Pocahontas/John Smith Timeline
Colonial and Revolutionary Periods Timeline
American Revolution Timeline
Confederation to Constitution Timeline
The Constitution and the Emergence of Political Parties Timeline
1788-1824: Early Republic Timeline
Salem Witch Trials Chronology
Chronology on the History of Slavery 1619 to 1789
American Music Timeline | Colonial Music
Jamestown: Timeline of Events and References
George Washington Papers: Time Line: Colonial Period
Colonial Williamsburg: Dateline
Colonial Latin America Chronology
Chronology: Colonial Life (1607-1750s)
Chronology: Prologue to Revolution & Revolutionary War(1754-1783)
Chronology: Articles Period & Federalist Era (1781-1800)
Eighteenth-Century Chronology
MAPS
***** Historical Maps of the United States
Reisenett: Historical Maps of the United States
ANIMATED MAP: American History: "Growth of a Nation"
Zoom Into Maps
OUTLINE (BLANK) MAPS: HISTORICAL U.S.
MAPS: Regions of the United States
Links to North American Indian Map Pages by Phil Konstantin
MAP: Early Indian Tribes, Culture Areas, & Linguistic Stocks - East U.S., West U.S.
MAPS: Exploration and Discovery
MAP: Route of Samuel de Champlain, 1607
European Voyages of Exploration - Great maps here!
Map of the 13 Colonies
World Atlas, Thirteen Original USA Colonies
MAP: 13 Colonies
MAP: 13 Colonies (unlabeled)
Map: American Exploration - Before 1675
Map: American Colonies 1689 -1783
Map: French and Indian War
MAP: European Land in the Americas
Map: Colonial Settlement to 1750
Map Showing the Siege Of Quebec in 1759
Map prior to Revolution
U.S. Territorial Growth - Colonies - 1775
U.S. Territorial Maps 1775
Map of Colonial America - 1763-1776
Colonial Expansion through 1758
Rare Map Collection - Colonial America
Colonial Wars MAPS
American Revolution MAPS
The American Revolution and Its Era: Maps and Charts
U.S. Territorial Maps 1775-1920
MAP: Triangle Trade Routes
Timemap - US Borders
More available under specific topic headings.
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS
The Americas: Primary Documents, Images, and Maps
EyeWitness To The 17th Century - EyeWitness To The Eighteenth Century
Medieval Sourcebook: Exploration and Expansion
The Avalon Project: Chronology of American History
Papers of the War Department: 1784-1800
The Library of Congress: Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Chronological List of Primary Documents at the Library of Congress
NARA | Exhibit Hall | The Charters of Freedom
The Avalon Project: Colonial Charters, Grants and Related Documents
The Avalon Project : Pre 18th Century Documents
The Avalon Project : 18th Century Documents
The Avalon Project : British-American Diplomacy
The Hypertext Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation (1781)
The Avalon Project: The Federalist Papers
USA: Jay Treaty 1794
The Avalon Project: The Jay Treaty; November 19, 1794
Cultural Readings: Colonization and Print in the Americas
Cultural Readings: Spanish Representations of the New World
Ogram's 17th Century New England Links: Primary Sources
Spy Letters of the American Revolution
Governor William Berkely on Bacon's Rebellion
Historical Text Archive: United States
Image Gallery: American Revolution
Fact, Fiction & the New World: The Role of Books in the Making of America
More documents can be found under specific topic headings below. Also, find more documents on my General U.S.A. History page.
The Americas: Primary Documents, Images, and Maps
EyeWitness To The 17th Century - EyeWitness To The Eighteenth Century
Medieval Sourcebook: Exploration and Expansion
The Avalon Project: Chronology of American History
Papers of the War Department: 1784-1800
The Library of Congress: Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Chronological List of Primary Documents at the Library of Congress
NARA | Exhibit Hall | The Charters of Freedom
The Avalon Project: Colonial Charters, Grants and Related Documents
The Avalon Project : Pre 18th Century Documents
The Avalon Project : 18th Century Documents
The Avalon Project : British-American Diplomacy
The Hypertext Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation (1781)
The Avalon Project: The Federalist Papers
USA: Jay Treaty 1794
The Avalon Project: The Jay Treaty; November 19, 1794
Cultural Readings: Colonization and Print in the Americas
Cultural Readings: Spanish Representations of the New World
Ogram's 17th Century New England Links: Primary Sources
Spy Letters of the American Revolution
Governor William Berkely on Bacon's Rebellion
Historical Text Archive: United States
Image Gallery: American Revolution
Fact, Fiction & the New World: The Role of Books in the Making of America
More documents can be found under specific topic headings below. Also, find more documents on my General U.S.A. History page.
EXPLORATION & DISCOVERY
**** Discoverers Web Homepage - Jump straight to Discoverers Web: Alphabetical list
Explorers - A - EnchantedLearning.com
Biographies of Explorers and Associated People
Europeans weren't the ONLY explorers! Check out Ibn Batuta (1307-1377 CE): Arab equivalent of Marco Polo and Chinese Mariner Cheng Ho (Zheng He)
Clockworks: Astrolabe
Origins of the Compass Rose Symbology
Latitude: The Art and Science of Fifteenth-Century Navigation
Dead Reckoning (DR) navigation
Celestial Navigation
The Evolution of Steering Ships
Distance: How long was a league?
The Age of Exploration
The Age of Discovery
PRINCE HENRY, THE NAVIGATOR
EARLY NAVIGATION METHODS
AGE OF EXPLORATION TIME LINE
Ships of Exploration : Santa Maria and Spaceship America
THE SHIPS: 1480 to 1750: The Age of Exploration and Exploitation
THE EXPLORATIONS OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
Medieval Sourcebook: Exploration and Expansion
Explorer Webquest - Wanted: Explorers Webquest
TIMELINE: Voyages of Exploration, 1486-1522
TIMELINE: Voyages of Exploration: 1405-1650
Timeline: European Explorations of America - For more, check out TIMELINE section above.
Vikings In The New World - V I K I N G S : T H E N O R T H A T L A N T I C S A G A
The Discovery of America.
Discovery and Reformation
The History of the Spice Trade
***** European Voyages of Exploration - Geography/Cartography - Winds and Routes - Shipbuilding - European Maritime Superiority - Way of War - The Sugar & Slave Trades - Religion - Communication - Iberian Pioneers -Prince Henry the Navigator - The Portuguese Empire - Imperial Spain - Christopher Columbus - Atlantic Islands - The Caribbean - Latin America - Aztec Empire - The Inca Empire - Brazil - Asia
THE INFLUENCE OF SPICE TRADE ON THE AGE OF DISCOVERY
THE IMPACT OF DISCOVERY ON EUROPE
Introduction to Exploration of the Northwest Passage
Amerigo Vespucci - How the Americas was named
European Voyages of Exploration: Iberian Pioneers
Discovery: The Beginnings
Discovery: The Portugese
Discovery: The "New World"
Discovery: The Spanish Empire
P B S : C o n q u i s t a d o r s
Hispanic, Exploration and Conquest of North America (1492-1541)
Spanish Colonial America
New Spain: The Frontiers of Faith
Spanish Conquest of Native America
New Spain-Index - Much more on NEW SPAIN below in the section on EARLY COLONISTS and on my Texas History page.
New Netherlands and New Sweden in North America - For more on NEW NETHERLANDS and NEW SWEDEN, check out the EARLY COLONISTS section below.
New France: The Explorers - Encyclopedia: New France: Much more on NEW FRANCE (and the Fur Trade) in the EARLY COLONISTS section below.
Humanities-Interactive The New World Exhibitions
Conquest of America by Hernando de Soto and Cabeza de Vaca
Native American Conquest for Teens: Hernando de Soto
Exploration and Discovery Home Page
The Mariners' Museum - Age of Exploration educational curriculum
Cultural Readings - Colonial Fictions, Colonial Histories
Cultural Readings: Colonization and Print in the Americas
Writing & Re-writings of the Discovery and Conquest of America
Prints of World Explorations
John Cabot's Voyage of Discovery
Cabot's Voyage of 1497: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
Map: The Coronado Expedition 1540-1542
Sir Francis Drake's Lost Harbor Found at Whale Cove, Oregon
Ian Chadwick's Biography of Henry Hudson, 17th century explorer
Henry Hudson: an Englishman in Dutch service
Ferdinand Magellan
The Illustrating Traveler: ADVENTURE AND ILLUSTRATION IN NORTH AMERICAQUIZZES & GAMES: Quia - Early Explorers - Quia - HISTORY: Age of Exploration Vocabulary - LOADS of US History games and quizzes on my US General History page!
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
Columbus in American History
Introduction to 1492: An Ongoing Voyage
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS THE GENOESE
THE EXPLORATIONS OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
The Columbus Navigation Homepage
Christopher Columbus
The Columbus Landfall Homepage
Christopher Columbus
Columbus and the Age of Discovery
1492 -- Christopher Columbus - The Man and the Myth
Teachnet.Com: The Two Sides of Columbus
The Crimes of Christopher Columbus
Researching Columbus: Encounters and Exchanges
Columbus Monuments
The Columbus Doors
The Columbus Santa Maria Home Page - Take a ride on a modern day reconstruction.
...BUT, LEIF WAS FIRST!
The Norse Discovery of America Index
Vikings in America
More Vikings in America
Modern History Sourcebook: The Discovery of North America by Leif Ericsson
Lief Ericson
More Leif Ericsson
NORSE ENCAMPMENT - Introduction
V I K I N G S : T H E N O R T H A T L A N T I C S A G A
Full Circle First Contact
More on the Vikings on my Western Civilization page.
LAS CASAS CONDEMNS EUROPEAN EXPLORATION ON THE AMERICAS
Bartolomé de Las Casas and the Black Legends
**** Discoverers Web Homepage - Jump straight to Discoverers Web: Alphabetical list
Explorers - A - EnchantedLearning.com
Biographies of Explorers and Associated People
Europeans weren't the ONLY explorers! Check out Ibn Batuta (1307-1377 CE): Arab equivalent of Marco Polo and Chinese Mariner Cheng Ho (Zheng He)
Clockworks: Astrolabe
Origins of the Compass Rose Symbology
Latitude: The Art and Science of Fifteenth-Century Navigation
Dead Reckoning (DR) navigation
Celestial Navigation
The Evolution of Steering Ships
Distance: How long was a league?
The Age of Exploration
The Age of Discovery
PRINCE HENRY, THE NAVIGATOR
EARLY NAVIGATION METHODS
AGE OF EXPLORATION TIME LINE
Ships of Exploration : Santa Maria and Spaceship America
THE SHIPS: 1480 to 1750: The Age of Exploration and Exploitation
THE EXPLORATIONS OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
Medieval Sourcebook: Exploration and Expansion
Explorer Webquest - Wanted: Explorers Webquest
TIMELINE: Voyages of Exploration, 1486-1522
TIMELINE: Voyages of Exploration: 1405-1650
Timeline: European Explorations of America - For more, check out TIMELINE section above.
Vikings In The New World - V I K I N G S : T H E N O R T H A T L A N T I C S A G A
The Discovery of America.
Discovery and Reformation
The History of the Spice Trade
***** European Voyages of Exploration - Geography/Cartography - Winds and Routes - Shipbuilding - European Maritime Superiority - Way of War - The Sugar & Slave Trades - Religion - Communication - Iberian Pioneers -Prince Henry the Navigator - The Portuguese Empire - Imperial Spain - Christopher Columbus - Atlantic Islands - The Caribbean - Latin America - Aztec Empire - The Inca Empire - Brazil - Asia
THE INFLUENCE OF SPICE TRADE ON THE AGE OF DISCOVERY
THE IMPACT OF DISCOVERY ON EUROPE
Introduction to Exploration of the Northwest Passage
Amerigo Vespucci - How the Americas was named
European Voyages of Exploration: Iberian Pioneers
Discovery: The Beginnings
Discovery: The Portugese
Discovery: The "New World"
Discovery: The Spanish Empire
P B S : C o n q u i s t a d o r s
Hispanic, Exploration and Conquest of North America (1492-1541)
Spanish Colonial America
New Spain: The Frontiers of Faith
Spanish Conquest of Native America
New Spain-Index - Much more on NEW SPAIN below in the section on EARLY COLONISTS and on my Texas History page.
New Netherlands and New Sweden in North America - For more on NEW NETHERLANDS and NEW SWEDEN, check out the EARLY COLONISTS section below.
New France: The Explorers - Encyclopedia: New France: Much more on NEW FRANCE (and the Fur Trade) in the EARLY COLONISTS section below.
Humanities-Interactive The New World Exhibitions
Conquest of America by Hernando de Soto and Cabeza de Vaca
Native American Conquest for Teens: Hernando de Soto
Exploration and Discovery Home Page
The Mariners' Museum - Age of Exploration educational curriculum
Cultural Readings - Colonial Fictions, Colonial Histories
Cultural Readings: Colonization and Print in the Americas
Writing & Re-writings of the Discovery and Conquest of America
Prints of World Explorations
John Cabot's Voyage of Discovery
Cabot's Voyage of 1497: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
Map: The Coronado Expedition 1540-1542
Sir Francis Drake's Lost Harbor Found at Whale Cove, Oregon
Ian Chadwick's Biography of Henry Hudson, 17th century explorer
Henry Hudson: an Englishman in Dutch service
Ferdinand Magellan
The Illustrating Traveler: ADVENTURE AND ILLUSTRATION IN NORTH AMERICAQUIZZES & GAMES: Quia - Early Explorers - Quia - HISTORY: Age of Exploration Vocabulary - LOADS of US History games and quizzes on my US General History page!
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
Columbus in American History
Introduction to 1492: An Ongoing Voyage
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS THE GENOESE
THE EXPLORATIONS OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
The Columbus Navigation Homepage
Christopher Columbus
The Columbus Landfall Homepage
Christopher Columbus
Columbus and the Age of Discovery
1492 -- Christopher Columbus - The Man and the Myth
Teachnet.Com: The Two Sides of Columbus
The Crimes of Christopher Columbus
Researching Columbus: Encounters and Exchanges
Columbus Monuments
The Columbus Doors
The Columbus Santa Maria Home Page - Take a ride on a modern day reconstruction.
...BUT, LEIF WAS FIRST!
The Norse Discovery of America Index
Vikings in America
More Vikings in America
Modern History Sourcebook: The Discovery of North America by Leif Ericsson
Lief Ericson
More Leif Ericsson
NORSE ENCAMPMENT - Introduction
V I K I N G S : T H E N O R T H A T L A N T I C S A G A
Full Circle First Contact
More on the Vikings on my Western Civilization page.
LAS CASAS CONDEMNS EUROPEAN EXPLORATION ON THE AMERICAS
Bartolomé de Las Casas and the Black Legends
NATIVE AMERICANS
First Nations Histories - New and ambitious site with history and links to tribal histories.
United States History: America Before the Europeans
First Nations Histories - New and ambitious site with history and links to tribal histories.
United States History: America Before the Europeans
19th Century America
Updated July 30, 2006
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Primary Documents - Timelines - Maps, 1800 - 1850: From Jefferson to the coming of the Civil War, Manifest Destiny & the Wild West, Industrial Revolution, Women's Rights,Inventions & Railroad History, The Gilded Age, Spanish-American War & Imperialism, The Progressive Era - Populism, Various Misc. Topics
Primary Documents - Timelines - Maps, 1800 - 1850: From Jefferson to the coming of the Civil War, Manifest Destiny & the Wild West, Industrial Revolution, Women's Rights,Inventions & Railroad History, The Gilded Age, Spanish-American War & Imperialism, The Progressive Era - Populism, Various Misc. Topics
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS
EyeWitness To The 19th Century - EyeWitness To The American Civil War - EyeWitness To The Old West
The Avalon Project : 19th Century Documents
Chronological List of Primary Documents at the Library of Congress
The Avalon Project : Louisiana Purchase; 1803 and Associated Documents
The Avalon Project : Louisiana Purchase Treaty; April 30,1803
War of 1812 and Associated Documents
The Avalon Project : Monroe Doctrine 1823
The Avalon Project : Kansas - Nebraska Act 1854
The Avalon Project : British-American Diplomacy
The Avalon Project : Spanish-American Diplomacy
The Avalon Project : Franco-American Diplomacy 1778 - 1843
The Avalon Project : German-American Diplomacy
The Avalon Project : Mexican-American Diplomacy
Documents of the U.S.-Mexican War
The Avalon Project : Statutes of the United States Concerning Native Americans
Oneida Nation Treaties Project
Treaties Between the United States and Native Americans
Relations Between The United States & Native Americans
INDIAN AFFAIRS: LAWS AND TREATIES. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Writings of Thomas Jefferson
The Homestead Act of 1862
Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
Dawes Act, 1887
The Overland Trail Diaries
Overland Trails Documents, 1843-1860
PBS - THE WEST - Archives
Words and Deeds in American History: Selected Documents
Documents from the LOC on Women's Rights
Votes for Women: Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Association, 1848-1920
By Popular Demand: "Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920
Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy Prior to 1898
Democracy in America
Joint Resolution of the U.S. Congress Reaffriming Principles of the Monroe Doctrine
Virgin Land: The American West as Symbol and Myth
Frederick Jackson Turner: The Frontier In American History - the "Father of Western History" - complete text! For a specific chapter, check Turner: Table of Contents
A Literary History of the American West
The Nineteenth Century in Print: the Making of America in Periodicals
1805 New England Primer Contents
1807 New England Primer Contents
More Documents are listed below that relate to each topic. Also, check out my main General U.S.A. History. For Civil War documents, check out my Civil War Primary Documents webpage.
TIMELINES OF THE 19TH CENTURY
19th Century American Culture
SECTIONAL ISSUES 1815-1860
1815-1841: The Age of Jackson and Ante-Bellum Reform Timeline
1845-1916: Gilded Age: From Frontier to Factory Timeline
1854 - 1919: Imperialism and World War I Timeline
1869 - 1921: Populism and Progressivism Timeline
TIMELINE: Events in the West: Prehistory - 1917
Historical Timeline of Transcontinental Railroads
For many more timelines, check out each topic below or visit the timeline section on my General U.S.A. History page.
MAPS & IMAGES
**** Historical Maps of the United States
OUTLINE MAPS: HISTORICAL U.S.
ANIMATED MAP: History of the United States: Territorial expansion 1790-1861
ANIMATED MAP: History of the United States: The Westward Trails
OUTLINE MAPS: HISTORICAL U.S.
MAP: Early Indian Tribes, Culture Areas, & Linguistic Stocks - West U.S.
MAPS: Exploring the West from Monticello: Columbus to Lewis & Clark
MAP: Trails and Territories Index
MAP: Texas Cattle Trails
MAP: Settlement of the United States by 1800 & 1900 (from Reisenett: Historical Maps of the United States)
U.S. Census Maps 1790-1930
Timemap - US Borders
Historical Graphics - Political Cartoons Photographs and Advertising
History of the 19th Century in Political Cartoons
Political Cartoons and Cartoonists
Image Gallery
Paintings of George Catlin
Railroad Maps Collection
TreasureNet Historical Image Collection
Settling the Land
Farming the Land
Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian
Clip art links to Western and Native American graphics
For still more maps and images, check out each topic below or visit the Map section on my General U.S.A. History page. Civil War maps available on my Civil War Maps webpage.
DIPLOMACY IN THE 19TH CENTURY
The Avalon Project : American Diplomacy - 1778 to the Present
U.S. Diplomatic History - On the Road to Empire
1801-1829: Jeffersonian Diplomacy
1830-1860: Diplomacy of Westward Expansion
1866-1913: Diplomacy and the Rise to Global Power
EyeWitness To The 19th Century - EyeWitness To The American Civil War - EyeWitness To The Old West
The Avalon Project : 19th Century Documents
Chronological List of Primary Documents at the Library of Congress
The Avalon Project : Louisiana Purchase; 1803 and Associated Documents
The Avalon Project : Louisiana Purchase Treaty; April 30,1803
War of 1812 and Associated Documents
The Avalon Project : Monroe Doctrine 1823
The Avalon Project : Kansas - Nebraska Act 1854
The Avalon Project : British-American Diplomacy
The Avalon Project : Spanish-American Diplomacy
The Avalon Project : Franco-American Diplomacy 1778 - 1843
The Avalon Project : German-American Diplomacy
The Avalon Project : Mexican-American Diplomacy
Documents of the U.S.-Mexican War
The Avalon Project : Statutes of the United States Concerning Native Americans
Oneida Nation Treaties Project
Treaties Between the United States and Native Americans
Relations Between The United States & Native Americans
INDIAN AFFAIRS: LAWS AND TREATIES. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Writings of Thomas Jefferson
The Homestead Act of 1862
Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
Dawes Act, 1887
The Overland Trail Diaries
Overland Trails Documents, 1843-1860
PBS - THE WEST - Archives
Words and Deeds in American History: Selected Documents
Documents from the LOC on Women's Rights
Votes for Women: Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Association, 1848-1920
By Popular Demand: "Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920
Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy Prior to 1898
Democracy in America
Joint Resolution of the U.S. Congress Reaffriming Principles of the Monroe Doctrine
Virgin Land: The American West as Symbol and Myth
Frederick Jackson Turner: The Frontier In American History - the "Father of Western History" - complete text! For a specific chapter, check Turner: Table of Contents
A Literary History of the American West
The Nineteenth Century in Print: the Making of America in Periodicals
1805 New England Primer Contents
1807 New England Primer Contents
More Documents are listed below that relate to each topic. Also, check out my main General U.S.A. History. For Civil War documents, check out my Civil War Primary Documents webpage.
TIMELINES OF THE 19TH CENTURY
19th Century American Culture
SECTIONAL ISSUES 1815-1860
1815-1841: The Age of Jackson and Ante-Bellum Reform Timeline
1845-1916: Gilded Age: From Frontier to Factory Timeline
1854 - 1919: Imperialism and World War I Timeline
1869 - 1921: Populism and Progressivism Timeline
TIMELINE: Events in the West: Prehistory - 1917
Historical Timeline of Transcontinental Railroads
For many more timelines, check out each topic below or visit the timeline section on my General U.S.A. History page.
MAPS & IMAGES
**** Historical Maps of the United States
OUTLINE MAPS: HISTORICAL U.S.
ANIMATED MAP: History of the United States: Territorial expansion 1790-1861
ANIMATED MAP: History of the United States: The Westward Trails
OUTLINE MAPS: HISTORICAL U.S.
MAP: Early Indian Tribes, Culture Areas, & Linguistic Stocks - West U.S.
MAPS: Exploring the West from Monticello: Columbus to Lewis & Clark
MAP: Trails and Territories Index
MAP: Texas Cattle Trails
MAP: Settlement of the United States by 1800 & 1900 (from Reisenett: Historical Maps of the United States)
U.S. Census Maps 1790-1930
Timemap - US Borders
Historical Graphics - Political Cartoons Photographs and Advertising
History of the 19th Century in Political Cartoons
Political Cartoons and Cartoonists
Image Gallery
Paintings of George Catlin
Railroad Maps Collection
TreasureNet Historical Image Collection
Settling the Land
Farming the Land
Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian
Clip art links to Western and Native American graphics
For still more maps and images, check out each topic below or visit the Map section on my General U.S.A. History page. Civil War maps available on my Civil War Maps webpage.
DIPLOMACY IN THE 19TH CENTURY
The Avalon Project : American Diplomacy - 1778 to the Present
U.S. Diplomatic History - On the Road to Empire
1801-1829: Jeffersonian Diplomacy
1830-1860: Diplomacy of Westward Expansion
1866-1913: Diplomacy and the Rise to Global Power
JEFFERSONIAN AMERICA
OUTLINE: Jeffersonian Era
COMPLETING THE REVOLUTION
Jefferson's First Inaugural - 1801
Jefferson's America, 1800-1840
Thomas Jefferson Online
Jefferson to Jackson
Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson
1801-1829: Jeffersonian Diplomacy
Jefferson and the Barbary War
AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY: The Formative Years, 1783-1812
U.S. Military History: Early National Era
The Avalon Project: Louisiana Purchase; 1803 and Associated Documents
AMERICAN ECONOMIC GROWTH
For more, check out the Jefferson links on my From Colonies to Revolution and Presidents webpages.THE MARSHALL COURT - MARBURY v. MADISON, McCULLOCH v. MARYLAND
OUTLINE: The Legacy of the Marshall Court (1801-1835)
John Marshall Essay
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Marbury v. Madison, Landmark Supreme Court Cases
McCulloch v. Maryland, Landmark Supreme Court Cases
For more, check out the Supreme Court links on my U.S. Government page.LOUISIANA PURCHASE
MAP: Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase; 1803 and Associated Documents
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase Treaty
Century of Lawmaking: The Louisiana Purchase Legislative Timeline LEWIS AND CLARK
PBS Online - Lewis and Clark
TIMELINE: Lewis & Clark
MAP: Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Voyage of Discovery Continues: A Satellite View of the Journey of Lewis and Clark's Journey
The Journals of Lewis and Clark
lewis and clark expedition
PLANNING THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail (National Park Service)
Lewis and Clark @ nationalgeographic.com
Lewis and Clark's Historic Trail
Lewis and Clark Trail - Re-live the Adventure of the Corps of Discovery
Discovering Lewis and Clark
The Adventures of Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
Sacagawea
Rivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis & Clark and the Revealing of America (Library of Congress)
Lewis and Clark - For Teachers (Library of Congress) ALEXANDER HAMILTON VS. JEFFERSON - & HIS DUEL WITH AARON BURR
Hamilton vs. Jefferson
The Rise and Fall of Alexander Hamilton
The American Experience | The Duel
The American Experience | The Duel | Dueling, American Style
Aaron Burr
USA: Aaron Burr Jr
For more on Hamilton, check out the section on the NEW NATION on my From Colonies to Revolution page.THE JAMES MADISON YEARS & THE WAR OF 1812
James Madison's War Message to Congress, 1812
Mr. Madison's War
Chronology of the War of 1812
MAPS: War of 1812
OUTLINE: War of 1812
CHART: Key Events & Causes: War of 1812
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS: War of 1812
THE WAR OF 1812
War of 1812 Website
Origins of War of 1812
Fort McHenry - For more on the history of the "Star Spangled Banner", please visit my General U.S.A. History page.
Major Battles of the War of 1812 in the U.S.
American Military History: The War of 1812
War of 1812 - 1814
War of 1812
NAMED CAMPAIGNS - WAR OF 1812
Tecumseh: His Role in the Cause and Conduct of the War of 1812
Women in War of 1812
Free Men of Colour and Choctaw Indian Volunteers at New Orleans, 1814
Treaty of Ghent; 1814
War of 1812 - Suggested Further Readings
For more on Madison, check out my Presidents webpage. "OLD IRONSIDES"
The oldest commissioned ship in the US Navy!
USS CONSTITUTION: "Old Ironsides" Official Website
USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides"
OUTLINE: Jeffersonian Era
COMPLETING THE REVOLUTION
Jefferson's First Inaugural - 1801
Jefferson's America, 1800-1840
Thomas Jefferson Online
Jefferson to Jackson
Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson
1801-1829: Jeffersonian Diplomacy
Jefferson and the Barbary War
AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY: The Formative Years, 1783-1812
U.S. Military History: Early National Era
The Avalon Project: Louisiana Purchase; 1803 and Associated Documents
AMERICAN ECONOMIC GROWTH
For more, check out the Jefferson links on my From Colonies to Revolution and Presidents webpages.THE MARSHALL COURT - MARBURY v. MADISON, McCULLOCH v. MARYLAND
OUTLINE: The Legacy of the Marshall Court (1801-1835)
John Marshall Essay
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Marbury v. Madison, Landmark Supreme Court Cases
McCulloch v. Maryland, Landmark Supreme Court Cases
For more, check out the Supreme Court links on my U.S. Government page.LOUISIANA PURCHASE
MAP: Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase; 1803 and Associated Documents
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase Treaty
Century of Lawmaking: The Louisiana Purchase Legislative Timeline LEWIS AND CLARK
PBS Online - Lewis and Clark
TIMELINE: Lewis & Clark
MAP: Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Voyage of Discovery Continues: A Satellite View of the Journey of Lewis and Clark's Journey
The Journals of Lewis and Clark
lewis and clark expedition
PLANNING THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail (National Park Service)
Lewis and Clark @ nationalgeographic.com
Lewis and Clark's Historic Trail
Lewis and Clark Trail - Re-live the Adventure of the Corps of Discovery
Discovering Lewis and Clark
The Adventures of Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
Sacagawea
Rivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis & Clark and the Revealing of America (Library of Congress)
Lewis and Clark - For Teachers (Library of Congress) ALEXANDER HAMILTON VS. JEFFERSON - & HIS DUEL WITH AARON BURR
Hamilton vs. Jefferson
The Rise and Fall of Alexander Hamilton
The American Experience | The Duel
The American Experience | The Duel | Dueling, American Style
Aaron Burr
USA: Aaron Burr Jr
For more on Hamilton, check out the section on the NEW NATION on my From Colonies to Revolution page.THE JAMES MADISON YEARS & THE WAR OF 1812
James Madison's War Message to Congress, 1812
Mr. Madison's War
Chronology of the War of 1812
MAPS: War of 1812
OUTLINE: War of 1812
CHART: Key Events & Causes: War of 1812
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS: War of 1812
THE WAR OF 1812
War of 1812 Website
Origins of War of 1812
Fort McHenry - For more on the history of the "Star Spangled Banner", please visit my General U.S.A. History page.
Major Battles of the War of 1812 in the U.S.
American Military History: The War of 1812
War of 1812 - 1814
War of 1812
NAMED CAMPAIGNS - WAR OF 1812
Tecumseh: His Role in the Cause and Conduct of the War of 1812
Women in War of 1812
Free Men of Colour and Choctaw Indian Volunteers at New Orleans, 1814
Treaty of Ghent; 1814
War of 1812 - Suggested Further Readings
For more on Madison, check out my Presidents webpage. "OLD IRONSIDES"
The oldest commissioned ship in the US Navy!
USS CONSTITUTION: "Old Ironsides" Official Website
USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides"
20th & 21st Century America
Updated July 11, 2005
JUMP TO.....
Comprehensive Sites - Timelines - Primary Documents - Maps, 1900 vs. 2000 - Impact of the 20th Century, Planes - Trains - Automobiles, The First 20 Years: 1900-1920, World War I, Immigration, The Roaring Twenties, The Turbulent Thirties, World War II, The Fight for Civil Rights, 1950 - Present, Various Misc. Topics
Comprehensive Sites - Timelines - Primary Documents - Maps, 1900 vs. 2000 - Impact of the 20th Century, Planes - Trains - Automobiles, The First 20 Years: 1900-1920, World War I, Immigration, The Roaring Twenties, The Turbulent Thirties, World War II, The Fight for Civil Rights, 1950 - Present, Various Misc. Topics
GENERAL AND COMPREHENSIVE SITES
The History Guide -- A Student's Guide for Studying History
EyeWitness to the 20th Century - EyeWitness To World War I - EyeWitness To World War Two
Voices Of 20th Century - History in Motion
Important developments, events and achievements of the 20th century - 21st century
Events, Trends, and People of the 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s - 2000s
20th Century American Culture
EyeWitness to the 20th Century - Voices Of 20th Century - History in Motion
Fact Monster - U.S. (part of Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help)
Mrs. Ruland's Social Studies Page
History - United States History
Encyclopaedia of USA History
Events and Issues 1900-1940 - Events and Issues 1940-1980
OUTLINE OF AMERICAN HISTORY
About the USA - U.S. History > U.S. History on the Internet
American Economic History by Scott
History Matters: The U.S. Survey on the Web
Sage History Home
The World War Cycle of U.S. History
The Present Cycle in U.S. History
20th Century History - Home Page
American History 102: 1865-Present
1901 to World War II - 1945 to 21st Century
US HISTORY SINCE 1877
HistoryBuff.com
Digital History
Digital History - For Teachers
Digital History - Glossary of American History
Digital History - Glossary of Native American History
Digital History - Ethnic America
eHistory.com - the Web site for history enthusiasts, students and educators.
20th Century Decades: Selected Resources by Decade
20th Century Decades: General Links
Social Change in the United States from the 1950s to the 1980s
The Almost Great Society: The 1960s
American History, 1877-Present
Foundations of the Modern State and Society, 1914-1929
The Transformation of Modern America, 1912-1945
Postwar America, 1945-Present
The World in the 20th Century - Lectures for 20th Century World
The Age of Anxiety
Who's Who in American History
Annenberg/CPB - A Biography of America
Postwar America
Decades of Change
Toward the 21st Century
Pluralism and Unity
IPL General/Reference Collection: 20th Century History
The Emergence of Modern America Virtual Library
History Guide -- Discovery Channel -- History Guide
America and the Great War - World War I & II, the Twenties, Depression & New Deal, 1914-1945 - Twenties, Depression & New Deal - The Cold War, Vietnam & Civil Rights, 1945-1980
About the USA - Facts and Figures - History
Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help
TIMELINES OF THE 20TH & 21ST CENTURIES
***** American Cultural History - The Twentieth Century - TERRIFIC SITE!!!
TIMELINE: 1900-1999
People's Century | Timeline
A Century in Review - When Was That? - Events of the 20th Century Quiz
The First Measured Century
TIMELINE: Year by Year: 1900-2005
TIMELINE: Twentieth Century History
20th century - 21st century
weblinks-The New Millenium-The 21c
TIMELINE ARCHIVE
Digital History - Interactive Timeline
Digital History - Timelines
Digital History - Websites Ordered by Time Period
Digital History - Landmarks in Immigration History
TIMELINE: Media History 1900s
Digital History - Chronology of Film History
TIME LINE OF 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MUSIC
Timeline of Costume History: Main Page
The Food Timeline
dMarie Time Capsule - On This Day In History
Those Were the Days, Today in History
TIMELINE: Millennium Milestones
The American Experience | America 1900 | Timeline
1854 - 1919: Imperialism and World War I Timeline
1869 - 1921: Populism and Progressivism Timeline
TIMELINE: Cold War
Parthenon Graphics Timelines: Full Size Images
More timelines below according to each topic.
For more, check out the TIMELINE section on my General U.S.A. History page.
Timelines on World History & Events can be found on my Maps, Flags, Timelines page.
CHECK OUT MY PAGE ON....
"We Didn't Start the Fire": The History Behind Billy Joel's Song
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS
The Avalon Project : 20th Century Documents
The Avalon Project : 21st Century Documents
EyeWitness - The 20th Century - Voices Of 20th Century - History in Motion
EyeWitness to History - history through the eyes of those who lived it
The Avalon Project : September 11, 2001 : Attack on America
Documents for the Study of American History: 1400 - 2005
Electronic Text Center at UVa Library
Universal Newsreels on DVD
Chronological List of Primary Documents at the Library of Congress
Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy, 1898-1914
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS: From Versailles to NATO : 1918-1949
The Avalon Project: American Diplomacy - 1778 to the Present
The Avalon Project: Common Names of Treaties and Other Diplomatic Agreements
Vincent Ferraro, Resources for the Study of International Relations and Foreign Policy
MSU Libraries - Special Collections
American Radicalism Collection
The National Security Archive at George Washington University
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Books
PRIMARY SOURCES: New Century Perspectives
PRIMARY SOURCES: Documents Related to the Cold War
PRIMARY SOURCES: EyeWitness To The 20th Century
The Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
Postwar United States, 1945 to early 1970s
Contemporary United States, 1968-present
Media Coverage from the Newsmuseum: Stories of The Century
TIME Magazine Archives - TIME Archives - TIME Magazine Back Issues
Many Pasts-primary documents about the experiences of ordinary Americans
Social Welfare and Visual Politics: The Story of Survey Graphic
National Public Radio's Lost and Found Sound and Lost and Found Sound: The Stories
HistoryBuff.com - Audio Library (part of HistoryBuff.com)
EarthStation1.com - The Internet's #1 Audio - Visual Archive
EarthStation1.com - The Historical Sounds & Pictures Archive
Radio History Audio Snippets
On the Air! Michigan Radio and TV Broadcasting 1920-2000
The AP Looks Back: 150 Years of Capturing the Moment
"FLASH! The Associated Press Covers the World"
Panoramic Photographs from the National Archives
Picturing the Century
Herblock's History (Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium): Library of Congress
Prints & Photographs Online Catalog
Prints and Photographs: An Illustrated Guide - Table of Contents
Prints and Photographs Reading Room (Library of Congress)
Online Resources for Moving Image Material
NARA - Online Exhibits - Main Page
More documents can be found under specific sections below.
PLUS, for TONS of Primary Sources relating to the U.S., check out the Primary Source and Library of Congress sections on my General U.S.A. History page. Also, check out my U.S. Government and Presidentswebpages.
MAPS & IMAGES!!!
Current United States Maps
Historical Atlas of the 20th Century
Reisenett: Historical Maps of the United States
Zoom Into Maps
Timemap - US Borders
**** Historical Maps of the United States
MAP - 20th Century Urban Growth
MAP: Cold War 1945-1960
MAP: Cold War 1960-1991
MAPS: Twentieth Century Atlas - Death Tolls
Map - Political Violence in America
Image Gallery
Digital History - American Historical Images
Digital History - Links to Historic Maps
Picturing the Century: 100 Years of Photographs from the National Archives
Photographs of Lewis Hine: Documentation of Child Labor
George Eastman House Selected Lewis W. Hine Series
Documenting America
American Photography: A Century of Images
Media Coverage from the Newsmuseum: Stories of The Century
The Learning Page - Community Center - Political Cartoons
Documenting America
FSA/OWI B&W Photographs - Color Photographs from the FSA and OWI Home Page
The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920
IMAGES: Settling the Land - 1880-1920
IMAGES: Farming the Land - 1880-1920
THE WAY THINGS WERE: A Photographic Essay on Rural Texans and Their Buildings, 1850-1940
Transportation and Communication Maps Home Page
TIME.com: TIME Magazine Covers Archive - SEARCHABLE!!!
LIFE Online: Cover Collection from '36 to '72
The AP Looks Back: 150 Years of Capturing the Moment
"FLASH! The Associated Press Covers the World"
Panoramic Photographs from the National Archives
Prints & Photographs Online Catalog
Prints and Photographs: An Illustrated Guide - Table of Contents
Herblock's History (Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium): Library of Congress
American Memory from the Library of Congress - Browse Collections
Online Resources for Moving Image Material (Motion Picture and Television Reading Room - Library of Congress)
NARA - Online Exhibits - Main Page
For more, check out each topic below
Also, check out the MAP section on my General U.S.A. History page.
For maps of the World, check out my Maps, Flags, Timelines page.
FOR INFO ON THE U.S. ROLE IN 20TH CENTURY WARS:
WORLD WAR I / WORLD WAR II / COLD WAR - KOREA - VIETNAM - DESERT STORM / WAR ON TERRORISM
The History Guide -- A Student's Guide for Studying History
EyeWitness to the 20th Century - EyeWitness To World War I - EyeWitness To World War Two
Voices Of 20th Century - History in Motion
Important developments, events and achievements of the 20th century - 21st century
Events, Trends, and People of the 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s - 2000s
20th Century American Culture
EyeWitness to the 20th Century - Voices Of 20th Century - History in Motion
Fact Monster - U.S. (part of Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help)
Mrs. Ruland's Social Studies Page
History - United States History
Encyclopaedia of USA History
Events and Issues 1900-1940 - Events and Issues 1940-1980
OUTLINE OF AMERICAN HISTORY
About the USA - U.S. History > U.S. History on the Internet
American Economic History by Scott
History Matters: The U.S. Survey on the Web
Sage History Home
The World War Cycle of U.S. History
The Present Cycle in U.S. History
20th Century History - Home Page
American History 102: 1865-Present
1901 to World War II - 1945 to 21st Century
US HISTORY SINCE 1877
HistoryBuff.com
Digital History
Digital History - For Teachers
Digital History - Glossary of American History
Digital History - Glossary of Native American History
Digital History - Ethnic America
eHistory.com - the Web site for history enthusiasts, students and educators.
20th Century Decades: Selected Resources by Decade
20th Century Decades: General Links
Social Change in the United States from the 1950s to the 1980s
The Almost Great Society: The 1960s
American History, 1877-Present
Foundations of the Modern State and Society, 1914-1929
The Transformation of Modern America, 1912-1945
Postwar America, 1945-Present
The World in the 20th Century - Lectures for 20th Century World
The Age of Anxiety
Who's Who in American History
Annenberg/CPB - A Biography of America
Postwar America
Decades of Change
Toward the 21st Century
Pluralism and Unity
IPL General/Reference Collection: 20th Century History
The Emergence of Modern America Virtual Library
History Guide -- Discovery Channel -- History Guide
America and the Great War - World War I & II, the Twenties, Depression & New Deal, 1914-1945 - Twenties, Depression & New Deal - The Cold War, Vietnam & Civil Rights, 1945-1980
About the USA - Facts and Figures - History
Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help
TIMELINES OF THE 20TH & 21ST CENTURIES
***** American Cultural History - The Twentieth Century - TERRIFIC SITE!!!
TIMELINE: 1900-1999
People's Century | Timeline
A Century in Review - When Was That? - Events of the 20th Century Quiz
The First Measured Century
TIMELINE: Year by Year: 1900-2005
TIMELINE: Twentieth Century History
20th century - 21st century
weblinks-The New Millenium-The 21c
TIMELINE ARCHIVE
Digital History - Interactive Timeline
Digital History - Timelines
Digital History - Websites Ordered by Time Period
Digital History - Landmarks in Immigration History
TIMELINE: Media History 1900s
Digital History - Chronology of Film History
TIME LINE OF 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MUSIC
Timeline of Costume History: Main Page
The Food Timeline
dMarie Time Capsule - On This Day In History
Those Were the Days, Today in History
TIMELINE: Millennium Milestones
The American Experience | America 1900 | Timeline
1854 - 1919: Imperialism and World War I Timeline
1869 - 1921: Populism and Progressivism Timeline
TIMELINE: Cold War
Parthenon Graphics Timelines: Full Size Images
More timelines below according to each topic.
For more, check out the TIMELINE section on my General U.S.A. History page.
Timelines on World History & Events can be found on my Maps, Flags, Timelines page.
CHECK OUT MY PAGE ON....
"We Didn't Start the Fire": The History Behind Billy Joel's Song
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS
The Avalon Project : 20th Century Documents
The Avalon Project : 21st Century Documents
EyeWitness - The 20th Century - Voices Of 20th Century - History in Motion
EyeWitness to History - history through the eyes of those who lived it
The Avalon Project : September 11, 2001 : Attack on America
Documents for the Study of American History: 1400 - 2005
Electronic Text Center at UVa Library
Universal Newsreels on DVD
Chronological List of Primary Documents at the Library of Congress
Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy, 1898-1914
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS: From Versailles to NATO : 1918-1949
The Avalon Project: American Diplomacy - 1778 to the Present
The Avalon Project: Common Names of Treaties and Other Diplomatic Agreements
Vincent Ferraro, Resources for the Study of International Relations and Foreign Policy
MSU Libraries - Special Collections
American Radicalism Collection
The National Security Archive at George Washington University
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Books
PRIMARY SOURCES: New Century Perspectives
PRIMARY SOURCES: Documents Related to the Cold War
PRIMARY SOURCES: EyeWitness To The 20th Century
The Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
Postwar United States, 1945 to early 1970s
Contemporary United States, 1968-present
Media Coverage from the Newsmuseum: Stories of The Century
TIME Magazine Archives - TIME Archives - TIME Magazine Back Issues
Many Pasts-primary documents about the experiences of ordinary Americans
Social Welfare and Visual Politics: The Story of Survey Graphic
National Public Radio's Lost and Found Sound and Lost and Found Sound: The Stories
HistoryBuff.com - Audio Library (part of HistoryBuff.com)
EarthStation1.com - The Internet's #1 Audio - Visual Archive
EarthStation1.com - The Historical Sounds & Pictures Archive
Radio History Audio Snippets
On the Air! Michigan Radio and TV Broadcasting 1920-2000
The AP Looks Back: 150 Years of Capturing the Moment
"FLASH! The Associated Press Covers the World"
Panoramic Photographs from the National Archives
Picturing the Century
Herblock's History (Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium): Library of Congress
Prints & Photographs Online Catalog
Prints and Photographs: An Illustrated Guide - Table of Contents
Prints and Photographs Reading Room (Library of Congress)
Online Resources for Moving Image Material
NARA - Online Exhibits - Main Page
More documents can be found under specific sections below.
PLUS, for TONS of Primary Sources relating to the U.S., check out the Primary Source and Library of Congress sections on my General U.S.A. History page. Also, check out my U.S. Government and Presidentswebpages.
MAPS & IMAGES!!!
Current United States Maps
Historical Atlas of the 20th Century
Reisenett: Historical Maps of the United States
Zoom Into Maps
Timemap - US Borders
**** Historical Maps of the United States
MAP - 20th Century Urban Growth
MAP: Cold War 1945-1960
MAP: Cold War 1960-1991
MAPS: Twentieth Century Atlas - Death Tolls
Map - Political Violence in America
Image Gallery
Digital History - American Historical Images
Digital History - Links to Historic Maps
Picturing the Century: 100 Years of Photographs from the National Archives
Photographs of Lewis Hine: Documentation of Child Labor
George Eastman House Selected Lewis W. Hine Series
Documenting America
American Photography: A Century of Images
Media Coverage from the Newsmuseum: Stories of The Century
The Learning Page - Community Center - Political Cartoons
Documenting America
FSA/OWI B&W Photographs - Color Photographs from the FSA and OWI Home Page
The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920
IMAGES: Settling the Land - 1880-1920
IMAGES: Farming the Land - 1880-1920
THE WAY THINGS WERE: A Photographic Essay on Rural Texans and Their Buildings, 1850-1940
Transportation and Communication Maps Home Page
TIME.com: TIME Magazine Covers Archive - SEARCHABLE!!!
LIFE Online: Cover Collection from '36 to '72
The AP Looks Back: 150 Years of Capturing the Moment
"FLASH! The Associated Press Covers the World"
Panoramic Photographs from the National Archives
Prints & Photographs Online Catalog
Prints and Photographs: An Illustrated Guide - Table of Contents
Herblock's History (Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium): Library of Congress
American Memory from the Library of Congress - Browse Collections
Online Resources for Moving Image Material (Motion Picture and Television Reading Room - Library of Congress)
NARA - Online Exhibits - Main Page
For more, check out each topic below
Also, check out the MAP section on my General U.S.A. History page.
For maps of the World, check out my Maps, Flags, Timelines page.
FOR INFO ON THE U.S. ROLE IN 20TH CENTURY WARS:
WORLD WAR I / WORLD WAR II / COLD WAR - KOREA - VIETNAM - DESERT STORM / WAR ON TERRORISM
THE TURN OF THE CENTURY
Leading up to the 20th century: the 1890s
American Cultural History - Decade 1900-1909
Events, Trends, and People of the 1900s - 1910s
The American Experience | America 1900
The 1900 House - Home
City Life at the turn of the 20th Century
America at Work / America at School / America at Leisure, 1894-1915
SnapShots - Immigration in the Early 20th Century
New York City at the Turn of the Century
Turn-of-the-Century Child: Examine their Faces
PRIMARY SOURCES: New Century Perspectives
The New Model Army: The American Century 1900
The American Experience | Around the World in 72 Days with Nelly Bly
Atlas - 20th Century Urban Growth
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
HistoryBuff.com -- History Library -- The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
New Women
The American Experience | Wayback - Technology of 1900
From PBS, Great First Person Impressions of Life in the 20th Century:
People's Century
People's Century | Timeline
Leading up to the 20th century: the 1890s
American Cultural History - Decade 1900-1909
Events, Trends, and People of the 1900s - 1910s
The American Experience | America 1900
The 1900 House - Home
City Life at the turn of the 20th Century
America at Work / America at School / America at Leisure, 1894-1915
SnapShots - Immigration in the Early 20th Century
New York City at the Turn of the Century
Turn-of-the-Century Child: Examine their Faces
PRIMARY SOURCES: New Century Perspectives
The New Model Army: The American Century 1900
The American Experience | Around the World in 72 Days with Nelly Bly
Atlas - 20th Century Urban Growth
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
HistoryBuff.com -- History Library -- The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
New Women
The American Experience | Wayback - Technology of 1900
From PBS, Great First Person Impressions of Life in the 20th Century:
People's Century
People's Century | Timeline
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