AOMS Library -
U. S. History

For World War I and World War II see also the WORLD HISTORY site!

CLICK ON THE SUBJECT YOU WANT TO INVESTIGATE:

• Colonial Period
• The Revolution
• Creating a New Government
• Exploring the West
• Westward Expansion & Pre-Civil War
• The Civil War
• Reconstruction
• The Wild West
• Industrialization
• The 1890s - 1900s
• World War I
• The Roaring Twenties and Depression
• World War II

United States Historical Census Data Browser

Search US Census records from 1790 to 1970 by selecting what data you want to find...for example "Number slaves in each state in 1810" or "Number of persons of Scotch nationality in 1790." A chart with your specific data appears! Data can also be made into a graph. Takes a little use to get the hang of it - but lots of good research data.

The Presidents

A U.S. history site prepared by staff and students at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

Colonial Period

The Revolution

The History Place - American Revolution

Includes a timeline and other valuable information about the American Revolution and the beginning of the United States.

Creating a New Government

The Charters of Freedom

National Archives site with links to The Declaration of Independence, The U.S. Constitution, and The Bill of Rights. Among other sites it will lead you to is a set of short biographies of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention - Founding Fathers.

Exploring the West

Lewis and Clark sources
• Journey of the Corps of Discovery

  "In 1803 Congress approved an appropriation of $2500 to fund the Lewis and Clark expedition, which Jefferson named the Corps of Discovery." In this PBS site you lead the expedition in the interactive game "Into the Unknown." Expedition timeline, journal entries (and screen savers!) also included.

• Lewis & Clark at National Geographic

  This Lewis and Clark site is full of information in the form of a virtual expedition. Fun and informative!

• Lewis & Clark in North Dakota

Westward Expansion & Pre-Civil War

The Civil War

The History Place - The U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865

U.S. Civil War Center

This LSU page has a list of subjects that link to pages filled with website links!

Home of the American Civil War

Lots of facts with citations....Notice the author includes Opinion sections that he labels so you know that part of his article is Opinion, not Fact.

Ken Burn's The Civil War - The War

Africans on America - The Civil War

The Civil War Home Page

A good place to start with many links; a companion page to The Civil War Portal .

Civil War Photos.net

Outline of the Civil War

The Time of the Lincolns - PBS

John Brown's Holy War - American Experience

Ulysses S. Grant - American Experience

National Park Service - Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

Use this site to look up real people from history. There are also links to battlefields and prison camps like Andersonville.

Historical Preservation Services - Battles searched by Campaign and Battles by State

Camp Life - Artifacts from the Gettysberg Collection

Symbols of Honor - Civil War Flags (National Park Service)

U.S. Civil War Effects on People - Kentucky Primary Sources

Reconstruction

Industrialization

The 1890s - 1900s

World War I

The Roaring Twenties and Depression

World War II

Pearl Harbor Remembered

Created to honor the survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack. Includes links to official documents, a timeline of the attack and biographies of some of those involved.

The History Place - World War II in the Pacific

Battle photos, timeline and other valuable links to American involvement in the Pacific Theater of World War II.

World War II Propaganda Posters

A collection of 31 posters, such as "Loose Lips Sink Ships," used in the U.S during WWII.