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What is History?
50states.com
www.50states.com/tennessee.htm
Family Tree Kids!
kids.familytreemagazine.com/kids/FamilyTreeForm.asp
National Archives
www.archives.gov/research/
Chapter 1: The Land We Call Home
IRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology, National Science Foundation)—How do Earth’s tectonic plates interact?
www.iris.edu/hq/programs/education_and_outreach/animations/11
Kids Maps
www.kidsmaps.com/
The Library of Congress—American Memory Map Collections
memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
Living a Greener Life
www.livingagreenerlife.com/green-info-for-kids.html
Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society (MAGS)
www.memphisgeology.org/
National Atlas—Mapping of the United States
www.nationalatlas.gov/mapping.html
National Geographic Education—Mapping
education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/?ar_a=1
National Park Service—Great Smoky Mountains Photos and Multimedia
www.nps.gov/grsm/photosmultimedia/index.htm
Netstate—Geography of Tennessee
www.netstate.com/states/geography/tn_geography.htm
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
www.tn.gov/environment/
Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
tennesseeencyclopedia.net/
Tennessee Geographic Alliance—The Tennessee Atlas Online
web.utk.edu/~tga/atlas/Atlas.html
Tennessee History for Kids—Geography
www.tnhistoryforkids.org/geography
Tennessee Landforms
web.eecs.utk.edu/~dunigan/landforms/
Tennessee State Government
www.tennessee.gov/
US Geological Survey—Science Resources for Primary Grades (K–6)
education.usgs.gov/primary.html
University of Tennessee, Knoxville—Library Map Service
www.lib.utk.edu/cic/tn.htm
Volcano World—Oregon State University
volcano.oregonstate.edu/aggregator/sources/1
Volcanoes—Michigan Technological University
www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/Volcanoes/Index.html
Water Encyclopedia—Tennessee Valley Authority
WorldAtlas.com
www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/latitude_and_longitude_finder.htm
Chapter 2: Earning a Living in Tennessee
EconData.Net
www.econdata.net/
Federal Reserve Bank of New York—Econ Explorers Club
PBS Kids—Budgeting for Kids
pbskids.org/itsmylife/money/managing/article6.html
Real Trees 4 Kids—Supply and Demand
www.realtrees4kids.org/ninetwelve/supply.htm
Tennessee State Government—Tennessee for Tourists
www.tn.gov/topics/Tourism
Tennessee State Government—Department of Labor and Workforce Development
www.tn.gov/labor-wfd/lmi.shtml
ThinkQuest—Welcome to Econopolis and Making $cents of Money
US Census Bureau—Statistics of US Businesses, Tennessee
www.census.gov/epcd/susb/2001/tn/TN--.HTM
US Department of Labor—Bureau of Labor Statistics
www.bls.gov/eag/eag.tn.htm
US Department of the Treasury—Bureau of Engraving and Printing
www.moneyfactory.com/home.html
US Department of the Treasury—Education Page
www.treasury.gov/about/education/Pages/default.aspx
US Mint—H.I.P. Pocket Change
www.usmint.gov/kids/aboutUs/
Utah Education Network—The Cereal Box Project
www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=535
Chapter 3: Early Peoples
Dig: The Archaeology Magazine for Kids
www.digonsite.com/
First People—The Legends
www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/Legends-AB.html
KidsGardening—Creating a Three Sisters Garden
www.kidsgardening.org/classroom-projects/creating-three-sisters-garden
Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society (MAGS)
www.memphisgeology.org/
Native Languages of the Americas—American Indians in Tennessee
www.native-languages.org/tennessee.htm
Tennessee4Me
www.tn4me.org/
Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
tennesseeencyclopedia.net/
Chapter 4: Two Worlds Meet
The Daily Mail—“Ten of the Greatest: Historical Conquerors”
www.dailymail.co.uk
Elizabethan Era—European Explorers
www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/european-explorers.htm
Enchanged Learning—Explorers of North and Central America
www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/namerica.shtml
Enchanted Learning—Explorers of South America
www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/samerica.shtml
Explorers at Sea—Navigation Tools
www.cccoe.net/lifeatsea/student/navtools.htm.
Mariners’ Museum—Exploration through the Ages
ageofex.marinersmuseum.org/index.php?page=tools.
Mead/McMillan Wildlife Areas—Fur Traders
www.meadwildlife.org/index.php/mead-area-history/fur-traders/
Mountain Man/Indian—Canadian Fur Trade
www.thefurtrapper.com
New Netherland Institute—Exploring America’s Dutch Heritage
www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/education/for-students/
PBS—Conquistadors
www.pbs.org/conquistadors/
University of Alabama—Hernando de Soto’s Expedition
www.floridahistory.com/elvas-2.html
Chapter 5: Colonial America
All Family Crests
www.allfamilycrests.com/
America in 1607—Jamestown and the Powhatan
ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/05/jamestown/jamestown-standalone
Constitution of the Iroquois Nations—The Great Binding Law
www.indigenouspeople.net/iroqcon.htm
Discovering Jamestown—An Electronic Classroom Adventure for Teachers and Students
www.whro.org/jamestown2007/index.html
Federal Indian Law for Alaska Tribes
tm112.community.uaf.edu/unit-1/royal-proclamation-of-1763/
Ganondagan—Preserving a Past, Providing a Future
www.ganondagan.org/index.html
History.com
www.history.com/topics/plymouth/videos#deconstructed-mayflower
Jamestown Rediscovery
apva.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=1\
Library of Congress—American Memory
memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
McNeil Music—Colonial and Revolution Songs
www.mcneilmusic.com/rev.html
The Mariner’s Museum—Chesapeake Bay: Our History and Our Future
www.marinersmuseum.org/sites/micro/cbhf/native/nam002.html
National Geographic Kids
kids.nationalgeographic.com
National Parks Service—Historic Jamestowne, History and Culture
www.nps.gov/jame/index.htm
Oracle ThinkQuest—Library
thinkquest.org/pls/html/think.library
Oshel.com
www.oshel.com/coatofarms.htm
Plimoth Plantation—Just for Kids
www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids
Powhatan Indian World—Introduction
historyisfun.org
Slide Rocket
www.sliderocket.com/
The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
tennesseeencyclopedia.net/index.php
The U.S. Department of State—Office of the Historian
history.state.gov/
Chapter 6: The American Revolution
Archives.gov—The Charters of Freedom
www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/
“Benedict Arnold: A Traitor, but Once a Patriot”
www.usnews.com
The Contemplator—Popular Songs in American History
www.contemplator.com/america/index.html
First People—Agreements and Treaties
www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Treaties/Treaties.html
Historical Scene Investigations (HSI)
web.wm.edu/hsi/about.html
History.com—America in the British Empire
www.history.com/topics/america-in-the-british-empire
First People—Agreements and Treaties
www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Treaties/Treaties.html
Indian Affairs—Laws and Treaties
digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/index.htm
Kids Discover—American Revolution
www.kidsdiscover.com/american-revolution-for-kids
Library of Congress—The American Revolution, 1763–1783
www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials
Mission US—For Crown or Colony?
www.mission-us.org/
National Archives and Records Administration
www.archives.gov/
PBS.org: Liberty
www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
Teaching American History, Document Library—Founding Era
teachingamericanhistory.org/library/founding
“Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration”
www.schooltube.com/video/e1895c4c1683c3124733/
Voices Across Time—American History Through Music
www.library.pitt.edu/voicesacrosstime/index.html
Chapter 7: Creating a New Government
Archives.gov—The Charters of Freedom
www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum—The President’s Cabinet
www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/19.htm
Laws.com—Kids
kids.laws.com/
Library of Congress—The New Nation, 1783–1815
www.loc.gov
National Constitution Center
constitutioncenter.org/
PBS Kids—President for a Day
pbskids.org/democracy/be-president/
TeachingAmericanHistory.org—Document Library
teachingamericanhistory.org/library/
TN.gov—The Official Website of the State of Tennessee
www.tn.gov/
White House 101—Facts and Fun for All Ages
www.whitehouse.gov/about/white-house-101/
Chapter 8: New Frontiers
American Memory
memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
American Rhetoric
www.americanrhetoric.com/
Discovering Lewis & Clark (Fort Mandan Foundation)
lewis-clark.org/
Frontier Girl—Laura Ingalls Wilder
www.liwfrontiergirl.com
History.com
www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812
Laws.com for Kids—12th Amendment (Electoral College)
kids.laws.com/12th-amendment
Library of Congress—Rivers of Words, Exploring with Lewis and Clark
www.loc.gov
Monticello (Thomas Jefferson’s Home and Museum)—The Lewis and Clark Expedition
www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/lewis-and-clark-expedition
National Archives—Teaching with Documents, The Lewis and Clark Expedition
www.archives.gov/education/lessons/lewis-clark/#documents
National Museum of American History (Smithsonian)—National Quilt Collection
americanhistory.si.edu
nebraskastudies.org—Lewis’ Accounting for Supplies, Detailed Items
nebraskastudies.org/0400/stories/0401_0101_02g.html
PBS—Frontier Life
www.pbs.org/wnet/frontierhouse/frontierlife/
PBS—Lewis & Clark
www.pbs.org/lewisandclark
PBS—The War of 1812
www.pbs.org/wned/war-of-1812
Tennessee4me
www.tn4me.org/
Tennessee Secretary of State—Digital Collections, including the State Library and Archives
www.tn.gov/tsla/resources/index.htm
Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
tennesseeencyclopedia.net/
Tennessee History for Kids
www.tnhistoryforkids.org/
The US Department of State—Office of the Historian
history.state.gov
Chapter 9: The Jackson Era
Cotton Campus
www.cottoncampus.org
Dave the Slave
www.davetheslave.org/
Eduplace.com: The Underground Railroad
eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g5s_u6/index.html
Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop
www.eliwhitney.org/museum
Free the Slaves
www.freetheslaves.net/SSLPage.aspx?pid=640
The Hermitage—Home of President Andrew Jackson
www.thehermitage.com/mansion-grounds/mansion/hermitage
History.com—The Gold Rush of 1849
www.history.com/topics/gold-rush-of-1849
History.com—Mexican-American War
www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war
History.com: Underground Railroad
www.history.com/topics/underground-railroad
“I will be heard!”—Abolitionism in America
rmc.library.cornell.edu/abolitionism/
James K. Polk—Ancestral Home
www.jameskpolk.com/
Library of Congress, American Memory—Voices from the Days of Slavery
memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/voices/
Mission US: Flight to Freedom
www.mission-us.org/
National Geographic Education: The Underground Railroad
education.nationalgeographic.com
National Museum of the American Indian (Smithsonian)—Native Words, Native Warriors
nmai.si.edu/education/codetalkers/
National Park Service—Trail of Tears
www.nps.gov/trte/index.htm
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
freedomcenter.org/
Omniglot—Cherokee Syllabary
www.omniglot.com/writing/cherokee.htm
PBS—Andrew Jackson
www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/
PBS—Denmark Vesey
www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/people/denmark_vesey.html
PBS—Gabriel’s Conspiracy
www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1576.html
PBS—The Gold Rush
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/
PBS—Indian Country Diaries
www.pbs.org/indiancountry/history/oral1.html
PBS—Indian Removal
www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/themes/indian_removal.html
PBS Learning Media
www.pbslearningmedia.org/
PBS—Nat Turner’s Rebellion
www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1518.html
PBS—The US-Mexican War
www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/index_flash.html
Scholastic Teachers: The Underground Railroad
teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/index.htm
Sequoyah Research Center—Family Stories from the Trail of Tears
www.ualr.edu
Trail of Tears Association—The Story
www.nationaltota.org/the-story/
Social Studies for Kids—The Underground Railroad (Some ads)
www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/undergroundrailroad1.htm
Steamboat Times—A Pictorial History of the Mississippi Steamboating Era
steamboattimes.com/index.html
Teachinghistory.org—National History Education Clearinghouse
teachinghistory.org
Tennessee State Library and Archives—Digital Collections
www.tn.gov/tsla/resources/index.htm
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, Inc.
www.tvrail.com/pages/chattanooga-museum-tennessee-railway-museum
US Department of State—Office of the Historian
history.state.gov/
Volunteer Voices—Tennessee Electronic Library
diglib.lib.utk.edu
Chapter 10: The Antebellum Years
Census.gov—1860 Census
www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html
Famous Tennesseans
www.tntrivia.com/famous_tennesseans.htm
history.com—The Gold Rush of 1849
www.history.com/topics/gold-rush-of-1849
history.com—James K. Polk Photo Gallery
www.history.com/topics/james-polk
history.com—Mexican-American War
www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war
James K. Polk—Ancestral Home
www.jameskpolk.com/
pbs.org: American Experience—The Gold Rush
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/
pbs.org—The US-Mexican War
www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/index_flash.html
