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General Social Studies Sites |
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Digital Classroom
Gateway for resources from the National Archives
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IPL Ready Reference Collection: Social Sciences
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Social Studies Bookmarks
Subject links gathered by a Maryland educator |
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Biography |
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Biography Center
A directory of biographies on the web |
Biographical Dictionary
Searchable dictionary containing information on over 27,000 famous individuals |
Infoplease
Search 30,000+ biographies |
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Maps |
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Outline Maps
Collections of blank and outline maps to print |
Altapedia
Contains full color physical maps and political maps, as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world |
TopoZone
USGS topographic maps of the United States in a searchable archive |
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Global History  |
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EyeWitness to History
Sounds, film clips, and photographs from the ancient world to the modern century |
CIA Publications and Handbooks
A number of resources regarding foreign countries and maps |
TheHistoryNet
Find great archival information |
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Repositories of Primary Sources
List of over 5000 websites of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources |
HyperHistory
Reference covering people, events, and maps over 3,000 years of history
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World Facts
A comprehensive description and analysis of the country or region's historical setting, geography, society, economy, political system, and foreign policy |
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American History |
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Authentic History Center
Artifacts and sounds from American popular culture
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American Memory
Over 70 "multimedia collections of digitized documents, photographs, recorded sound, moving pictures, and text from the Library's Americana collections" |
American Political Cartoons
Historical cartoons covering presidential elections from 1860-1912 |
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U.S Historical Documents
Chronological links to important full-text historical documents of the United States |
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Herblock's History
Political cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium |
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Government/Politics |
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The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School
Documents in law, history, and diplomacy |
Federal Reserve
Interactive journey through the Federal Reserve's history, monetary policy, regulatory functions, and financial services |
FindLaw
Source for laws and access to both U.S. and foreign governments |
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FirstGov.gov
"An easy-to-search website designed to give you a place to find information from local, state, and U.S. Government Agency websites." |
My Money
Dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education - Includes information from 20 federal agencies |
Public Agenda Online
Supplies reports and briefings on the major social and political issues of the day |
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THOMAS
Legislative information from the Library of Congress, including a search of bills currently in Congress |
U.S. Constitution
Resources from the Federal Resources for Educational Excellence |
U.S. House of Representatives
Includes schedules, committees, contact information, history, and information about how the House works |
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U.S. Senate
Includes schedules, committees, contact information, history, and information about how the Senate works |
U.S. Supreme Court
Includes general information about the Court, Docket Information, downloadable pdf files of the Court Schedule, Supreme Court Calendar, Court Rules, Opinions, and links to related sites |
U.S. State Department
Information about world countries, human rights, foreign policy, and a special Digital Diplomacy for Students section |
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Other |
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Afro-American History
Links to valuable sites on African American history |
New York History Net
Starting place for information about New York State and New York history |
Crime Library
Learn about serial killers, the Mafia, spies, gangs, and more |