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= Links to American History =

** The links below are provided to assist you with your study of American History this year. I hope you enjoy exploring them! **
What do I know/need to learn? - How many history details do you know?

Who are you? - Which founding father do you match up best?

Ben Franklin's Interactive Lifeline - Interesting Facts about all facets of Ben Franklin's life!

Explorational! ' Mr. Nussbaum strikes again!

American Revolution Tour - Take a trip through the American Revolution

American Journeys - Eyewitness accounts of early American history

Inflation Calculator - How much would dollars in history be worth today?

Civil War Interactive Games - Here are a collection of games that allow you to fight the war for yourself!

[|Civil War 150] - This History.com site provides interesting interactive background information...though slow to load...

Oregon Trail - Learn details of life along the Oregon Trail.

Santa Fe Trail - Do some business along the Santa Fe Trail.

Western Trails- Find out if you've got what it takes to lead a trail drive!

Animated Atlas - Practice your map skills here!

Mexican-American War This was one of the most controversial military actions in our history, and it helped lead us to...

Gold Rush Fever! - After the discovery of gold in 1848, thousands of prospectors later called '49ers' head for California.

[|Eyewitness to Gold Rush] - A personal recollection of events that took place during the California Gold Rush

[|Glittering Dreams] - Images of historic Gold Rush locations

[|Strike It Rich!] - Follow the experiences of various Gold Rush participants from different backgrounds.

[|Discussion Board Research Links] - Mrs. Smith has compiled a collection of research links that will assist with Discussion Board entries.

Constitutional Convention- This link from americanhistory.org provides details about the development of our national governing document.

[|Ben Franklin's Inventions]-This link on __//ushistory.org//__ provides details about part of Ben Franklin's legacy to our country.

SOLPass-Online review activities galore! Username: Princess Anne MS; Password: PAMS

French and Indian War - This local PBS site contains timelines, photos and articles.

Lost Colony Pilot Search - Recent Pilot articles about the Lost Colony of Roanoke

[|Achieve3000 Home Access Help] - Mr. Noss's video may provide help to access this program from home.

[|Indian Artifact Slide Show] - Various Salish artifacts are displayed. Can you identify materials and purpose for each? ANSWERS ON DOCUMENTS PAGE

Parents Join Edmodo - PAMS Instructional Technology Support professional Jeff Noss demonstrates how parents can sign up to view their son/daughter's Edmodo page.

Continents and Oceans Review- Basic review of our Earth's surface. Check further down for Latitude & Longitude practice!

[|Hang 20!] - Who may be the next person (and first woman) to grace the front of a $20 bill?

American Reformers Review-Let's brush up on our reform movements!

Reformers Retest - Here is a link to take the Reformers Test online.

Constitutional Convention - Interactive Painting - Click on these historical faces to learn how they contributed to our plan of government.

Native American 'Culture Quest' - Wait just a moment for the introduction, "Infinity of Nations," to be replaced by the exploration activity that teaches about cultures through exploration of artifacts.

Valley of the Shadows - Civil War Primary Sources Use archives compiled by the University of Virginia to compare life and attitudes between Franklin County, PA and Augusta County, VA.

[|Road to Revolution] Test your knowledge to see if you can win the American Revolution.

[|Marco Polo by National Geo] This link shows and explains locations from Marco Polo's 24 year journey to China.

[|Ice Age Discoveries] For students who wish to explore more about Clovis vs. Cactus Hill and the work of archaeologists, here is the link to the full videos.

Growth of a Nation This part of 'Animated Atlas' explains the process which led America to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Battle Tactics This site shows various tools and strategies for each side during the Revolution.

[|US Interactive History Map] This site contains information connecting map skills to our studies of North America, Indians, colonists, and more.

Latitude and Longitude This game is a variation on the old 'Battleship' theme.

Explore Cactus Hill When did the first Paleo-Indians arrive? How?

National Museum of the American Indian This outstanding museum opened just a few years ago.

European Exploration Routes It's not just about Columbus! Many Europeans explored around and in North America.

Explorations of North America For such busy people, here's one more site.

[|Colonial America] We will examine colonial culture and daily life.

American Revolution Of course we had to fight a war, so that we could work on the...

United States Constitution This is our government's framework. Shhhhh! There is a birthday coming!

Discovering Lewis & Clark - This site includes various accessible facts.

Lewis & Clark Expedition Video - View this 40m video to see the highlights of the expedition.

Lewis and Clark After buying the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson sent the Corps of Discovery to see what we had.

Journals of Lewis and Clark Use this detailed source to read the journals and look at the specimens.

War of 1812 Learn about the original 'Star Spangled Banner.'

[|War of 1812 Illustrated] - Information about many aspects from the US Navy.

Mariners Museum This excellent facility, located in Newport News, has numerous exciting exhibits right up our historical alley!

United States Presidents Here is interesting reading about all of our country's top elected executives.

National Archives If someone wrote it, it is most likely here somewhere -- in their own words!

Revolution to Reconstruction Famous, not so famous and infamous--they're likely listed here.

Mexican-American War This was one of the most controversial military actions in our history, and it helped lead us to...

Civil War Who can forget? This conflict almost undid us.

Gold Rush Fever! - After the discovery of gold in 1848, thousands of prospectors later called '49ers' head for California.

[|Gold Rush - PBS Style!] - The usual good stuff!

[|Eyewitness to Gold Rush] - A personal recollection of events that took place during the California Gold Rush

[|Glittering Dreams] - Images of historic Gold Rush locations

[|Strike It Rich!] - Follow the experiences of various Gold Rush participants from different backgrounds.