Social Studies![]()
"They have awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible rage... pray he be filled equally with wisedom." artwork by Lauren HoardVirginia History/Government/Geographyrginia HisSociet
- Virtual Jamestown
- Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
- Historic Jamestowne
- Jamestown Rediscovery
- Werowocomoco Research Project
- Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center
- National Park Service: Historic Jamestowne
- Colonial Williamsburg
- Archiving Early America
- Virginia Historical Society
- The Supreme Court of Virginia
- The Geography of Virginia
United States History/Government/Geography
- WWW-VL: United States History Index
- Founders' Constitution
- History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Library of Congress
- American Memory
- Infomine Scholarly Internet Resource Collection for Government Information
- A Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents: Pre-Colonial to Present
- The American Presidency
- United States Geography
- United States History - Early America; Colonial Period; The Road to Independence, the Formation of a National Govt.; Westward Expansion and Regional Differences, Sectional Conflict; Growth and Transformation; Discontent and Reform; War, Prosperity, and Depression; the New Deal and World War; Postwar America, Decades of Change; Toward the 21st Century
- Civil War Research - Includes atlases,maps, bibliographies, biographical resources, encyclopedias, general histories, diaries & collected papers, military & political records, newspapers and photographs.
- United States Economy - Continuity and Change; How the U.S. Economy Works, The U.S. Economy: A Brief History; Small Role of the Government in the Economy, Monetary and Fiscal Policy, American Agriculture, Labor in America, Foreign Trade and Global Economic Policies
- United States Government - The Constitution; The Executive Branch:Powers of the Presidency, departments, agencies, the Presidency, and the Cabinet; The Legislative Branch: The Reach of Congress and its powers and committee system; The Judicial Branch: Interpreting the Constitution, Landmark Decisions of the Supreme Court, the role of the citizen, political parties, and the media
- Best History Web Sites-U.S. History
- NARA 100 Milestone Documents
- Hotlist: American History & Government
- Avalon Project: American History-A Documentary Record 1492-1988
- Chronology of US Historical Documents
- Conversations with History (interviews with notables)
- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
- The American Revolution
- National Park Service- History & Culture
- The History Channel Speeches & Videos
- Landmark Supreme Court Cases
- Digital History (American History Studies)
- Images in American Political History
Social Issues (General & American)
- Infomine Scholarly Internet Resource Collection for Social Sciences & Humanities
- African-American History
- The Civil Rights Movement -The March on Washington, 1963 and other protests.
- BBC:The Ethics of War -Includes the Ethics of War, The Doctrine of the Just War, Pacifism, Religious Views of War, etc.
European History
- University of Washington Libraries -General European Sites, World War I, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Nordic countries, Spain & Portugal, Switzerland & Austria, Ancient History, Medieval History, History of Science, British & Irish History and World War II
World History/Government/Geography
- Best of History Websites
- First World War.com-A Multimedia History of World War I
- World History 1901 to World War II
- World History 1945-21st Century
- Eyewitness: History through the Eyes
- Internet Modern History Sourcebook
- The World & I : Social Studies-Includes peoples of the world, ceremonies/festivities, worldwide folktales, American studies and more. Librarian has username/password.
- National Geographic Map Machine
- eHistory
- NYPL Digital Gallery
- Early Americas Digital Archive
- Infomine Scholarly Internet Resource Collection for Maps and Geographic Information Systems
- BBC News Country Profiles -Includes world events, brief set of facts, a short entry on the current leader, and links.
Ancient History/Civilizations
- The Middle Ages - Includes feudal life, religion, homes, clothing, health, arts & entertainment, town life, and other related resources.
- Renaissance: What inspired this age of balance and order? - Includes 'Out of the Middle Ages,' 'Exploration and Trade,' 'Printing and Thinking,' 'Symmetry, Shape, Size,' 'Focus on Florence,' and other related resources.
- Ancient History Sourcebook - Includes Human Origin, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, Israel, Greece, Hellenistic World, Rome, etc.
© Last update: February 26, 2008