History
Premium Resources
America the Beautiful Online
This student resource contains historical and cultural information about the United States and its territories including timelines, biographies, and maps.
American Indian History & Culture
More than 500 Native American groups are covered in this database that offers more than 15,000 years of culture, history, and biographies.
Ancient and Medieval History Online
This database covers six ancient centers of civilizations-Africa, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Mesoamerica, and Mesopotamia and time periods ranging from 3 to 5 million years ago through 1522. It includes basic information as well as biographies, timelines and maps and charts
History Reference Center
History Reference Center covers both U.S. and World history, with the ability to browse by popular topics in history.
U.S. History In Context
Find over 1,000 historical (primary) documents, more than 30,000 reference articles, and over 65 full-text journal covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.
World History In Context
Find extensive coverage of the 20th century with content on the ancient Mediterranean, Near East, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. From antiquity to the present, world history curricula is reflected by content from over 2,000 primary sources, 25 reference titles and from 110 academic journals.
Recommended Websites for History
The American Civil War
Learn about American Civil War battles, life stories of important participants, re-enactments, and more.
America's Story
From the Library of Congress, American History is organized by the era and category, with histories of amazing people, the states, sports, science and more.
Colonial Wiliamsburg: Historical Almanack
Created in conjunction with the Explore Colonial Williamsburg Institute this site contains lots of images with interactive descriptions.
Exploring Maryland's Roots
Learn about Maryland's pre-colonial and early colonial history through this interactive site.
Maryland Kids page
This site offers lots of links to Maryland History information, including a time line, African-American History, Native Americans, Famous Marylanders, and county information.
Middle Ages
Explore what life was really like in the Middle Ages including how people lived their daily lives, practiced religion and what kind of clothing they wore.
Today in History from the Library of Congress
From the American Memory Project, students can find out what happened in U.S. history every day!
Underground Railroad (National Geographic)
You are a slave in the South before the Civil War. Should you risk escape with Harriet Tubman's help through the Underground Railroad to Canada? Now you must choose.
