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The Digital Classroom
Resources and guides to using the primary history materials of the United States in research and teaching. Links to the wealth of materials held in the National Archives and Records Administration collection. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: The National Archives and Records Administration
Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition
Find over 200 primary source items, including speeches, letters, cartoons and graphics, interviews, and articles. Also explore Tangled Roots which is a shared history of African and Irish Americans and a lesson plan on the Amistad case. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: Gilder Lehrman Center at Yale University
Lewis & Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition
Get ready for an adventure! Captivating images and engaging activities will leave you no choice but to join the 1804 journey across North America with Lewis & Clark. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: Missouri Historical Society
Library of Congress Experience
A site from the Library of Congress that draws on primary resources to create new in-person and online resources, including lesson plans. There is also a section for people ages 13 and older to contribute their own work to the site. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: Library of Congress
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
The archives contain the most important public record documents in America. Users can find family history information, significant historical documents from America's past, and military personnel documents. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: National Archives and Records Administration
National Constitution Center
This website features rich content that is broad in scope and depth with detailed information about the Constitution of the United States. Users can search the museum's interactive content by topic, keyword, and supreme court cases. A Constitution timeline... (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: National Constitution Center