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Resources
American Revolution
Ancient Civilizations
Ancient Greece:
Ancient Egypt:
Black History
Civil War
Also check Britannica Online (American Civil War)
Colonial America
Holidays
Holocaust
Local,
State & Federal Government
Major Religions
Study
Middle Ages
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All Things Medieval-Medieval Castles
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Castle Architecture
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Castle Builder
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Castles for Kids
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Castles of Britain Castle Learning Center
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Castles of
Wales
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Castles on the Web
(ideas for your castle project and heraldry)
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Coat of Arms
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Coat of Arms
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Ghosts in the Castle (National Geographic:
explore a castle; basic information about trenchers,
battlements, toilets, chainmail, etc.)
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Life in a Medieval Castle
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Medieval Arms Race-NOVA
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Medieval Castles
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Medieval Castles
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Medieval
Castle
History
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Middle Ages (feudal life, religion, clothing,
homes, health, etc.)
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Middle Ages (daily life, art, pictures, etc.)
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Mostly Medieval
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Mystery in the Middle Ages
Middle East
Miscellaneous
News:
Personal Time Line Project:
General:
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20th Century (words & pictures of the Associated
Press)
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50states.com (blank state outline maps)
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Amelia Earhart' Flight Across America
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America
Remembers (stories and images of 9/11)
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Angel Island (U.S. immigration portal for the
Pacific 1910-1940)
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Biography.com (A&E biographical sketches)
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CIA World Fact Book
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Calendar (Perpetual calendar w/holidays)
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Chicago Historical Society
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Cold War (part of CNN's Perspective Series on
the Cold War)
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Country Information: Regional & World Rankings
(statistics, facts, figures, etc.)
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Country Studies (from the Library of Congress)
(type in name of country, click on first link, click
on Table of Contents)
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Ellis Island (Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island
Foundation, Inc.)
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Ellis Island (History Channel multimedia site)
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Eyewitness (history through the eyes of those who
lived it)
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Field Museum of Natural History -- Chicago
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HarpWeek (past issues of magazine from
1857-1912--some free features)
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History and Politics Out Loud (audio of
politically significant speeches)
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History Channel Speech Archive (alphabetical by
person)
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History Link 101 (Ancient history, Native
Americans, World War II)
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Inside 9/11
(Reveals a clearer
picture of the events of that tragic day.)
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Library of Congress -- American Memory primary
source collection
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Library of Congress -- Today in History
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Lonely Planet: Destinations
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Map Machine (National Geographic)
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National
Archives
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National Archives Online Exhibit Hall
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National Cryptological Museum (Civil War, Code
Talkers, etc.)
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National Geographic
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National Women's History Project
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Portals to the World (indepth info about nations
& other areas of the world; Library of Congress
site)
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Searching for
the Roots of 9/11 (how Muslin world views U.S.
timeline, Q & A)
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Smithsonian Institution
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Smithsonian: National Museum of American History
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Stately Knowledge (info & links about states)
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This Day in History
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United Nations
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Vietnam Women's Memorial Project
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WW Virtual Library
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War Stories (Newseum: war correspondents on the
front lines from the Civil War through Bosnia/Kosovo
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Women's History Museum
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Xpeditions Atlas (Nat'l. Geo. maps for printing
& copying)
Native Americans
Also check
Britannica Online (only available on school
computers) and the encyclopedias on CD-ROM
Westward Movement
World War I
World War II
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