AMERICAN HISTORY
LAPL Databases
- America: History and Life
- Citations with abstracts to social science and humanities literature on all aspects of U.S. and Canadian history, culture, and current affairs. Covers books, dissertations, and articles.
- Discovering Collection
- Comprehensive coverage of core curriculum in Literature, History, Biography, Science and Social Studies, geared to the younger student. Includes Discovering Authors.
- History Resource Center: U.S. (Gale)
- Covers all areas of U.S. history from pre-colonial times to the present day through primary documents, original reference sources and newspaper/journal articles.
- Junior Edition (Gale)
- Periodical database designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, government, sports and more.
- Social Studies Fact Cards
- California curriculum quick reference topics for grades 4 to 8 on Explorers, Indians, Missions, Ranchos, Governors, U.S. Presidents, Religions, Wonders, History by Decades, Counties, Countries, and Early Civilization.
- World Book Encyclopedia
- Offers information on a range of topics.
American History Websites
- America's West - Development & History
- Annotated links to informational and commercial sites. Good information on Westward expansion, Native Americans, and life in the West.
- American Memory from the Library of Congress
- Collections of historical document and photos.
- Buffalo Soldiers
- Information about the Buffalo Soldiers on the western frontier.
- Castillo de San Marcos in Florida
- Explore the Castillo de San Marcos in Florida.
- First Moon Landing
- Read the story of the first Moon landing, with photos and sound recordings.
- History-It's Happening!
- A free resource designed for Middle and High school students, to accompany the study of North American History and support the celebration of important calendar events, such as Women’s History Month, Black History Month, and Presidents' Day.
- History of the USA
- Learn about the history of the USA at this great site from the American Library of Congress in Washington, DC. Click on “Jump Back in Time” for an interactive timeline, meet some amazing Americans or click on “Explore the States” for quick histories of each of the US states.
- Important Dates in American History
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- Lewis and Clark and the American West
- Join Lewis and Clark and explore the vast new territory of the American West.
- Los Angeles Almanac
- Facts and Statistics about Los Angeles County.
- Native American buffalo hunt
- Visit the site of a Native American buffalo hunt.
- Past History
- You can be a historian looking for clues to the past.
- New Perspectives on The West
- Interactive multimedia site that is a companion to the TV Series by Ken Burns.
- The Overland Trail
- Links to sites about Westward expansion by stagecoach and wagontrain. Oregon Trail, Overland Trail, as well as Indian and Military routes are discussed. NOTE: Some of the links are broken.
- Runaway Slave
- Join a runaway slave on a dangerous journey to freedom.
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California Mission Websites
- California Missions
- Map has links to each of the missions. There is concise information for each mission as well as a small picture.
- California Missions II
- Basic historical information on each of the missions.
