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AMERICAN HISTORY BEFORE 1860


TABLE OF CONTENTS
American Music to 1900
Collections  General Info  Historical Documents  Pres  Addresses
Colonization  Pilgrims / Puritans  Salem Witch Trials  French / Indian War 
Andrew Jackson  Revolutionary War  Alexander Hamilton  George Washington 
Thomas Jefferson  Immigration  Slavery  1860 to Present 
 


  IMPORTANT HISTORY COLLECTIONS The History Indexes selected here are similar to what we have done on this page.  They represent 'links to the best links' selected by organizations or university libraries.  They collect some of the best sites on the Internet - ones that give reputable information.

The History Net
RICE U GOPHER - HISTORY SUBJECT GUIDE
History and Historiography from Carnegie Mellon U
Yahoo - Social Science:History:Indices
THE MOTHER WORLD HISTORY SITE
American Studies Web
Yahoo - Social Science:History
Sites Sorted by Subject from The Hitchhiker's Guide
The Old South Web Guide
Other Library Guides from Kingwood and Montgomery Colleges


 GENERAL INFORMATION

These general information sites contain information or links to information from periods of US history too broad to label and too good to miss.
History from the Revolution to 1900
History of the U.S. of America
Time Line of U.S. History
American Memory Search Screen
Directory of Census Bureau, 1850 - . FTP
U.S. Census Bureau Home Page

 HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS

US Documents
Declassified Historical Documents
US CONSTITUTION
Revolutionary Cycles - Texts
Archiving Early America
Milestone Historic Documents 18th century
American Memory Project - Library of Congress

 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES

Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States.
Texts of Important Presidential Speeches

 EARLY COLONIZATION

Federalist Papers - Alexander Hamilton
Anti Federalist Papers
1492 Exhibit
THE EARLY U.S. REPUBLIC
COLONIAL USA
 

PURITANS / PILGRIMS

 

 SALEM WITCH TRIALS

Salem Witch Trial Chronology
Salem Witch Trials Memorial
The Salem Witch Museum - Salem, Massachusetts

 FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR

French and Indian War
French & Indian Wars by Russel Hardy
  

ANDREW JACKSON

 

 AMERICAN REVOLUTION

From Colonial period to the Revolution
Revolutionary War   [This elementary school site was selected by the Discovery Channel for academic  study]
The American Revolutionary War Home Page
Georgia History-Revolution
The Early America Review -Journal - 18th century
Fort Ticonderoga - site of first battle.
Saratoga Battlefield
Crockett's Battalion - Virginia

 GEORGE WASHINGTON

George Washington Papers Homepage - Washington's correspondence
George Washington's Farewell Address
George Washington's Vision, an incident in his life.

 THOMAS JEFFERSON

Thomas Jefferson. 1743-1826.
Ask Thomas Jefferson
Essay "Thomas Jefferson"

 ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Alexander Hamilton
Words To Live By - Alexander Hamilton  

 IMMIGRATION INTO AMERICA

Yahoo - Society and Culture:Cultures
Crazy Quilt Culture Page
Population Growth - Immigration Stats

NATIVE AMERICAN
Hopi Baskets
Hopi Baskets
Native American Sites
Native American Resources on the Internet
Native American Folklore

SLAVERY / ABOLITIONISM

Civil War Reading List
University of Virginia Archives
George Washington and Slavery
Slavery - Civil War Muster papers
Civil War Papers & Sites
US Civil War Generals
American History Subject Guide - 1860 - present
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Sites gathered by Sally Die and peggy.whitley@LoneStar.edu
Checked and revised 5/98 pw