Mrs. Berger’s Hotlist

Of

5^th Grade

U.S. History Sites
"Zoe Berger" berger84@comcast.net

Colonial Period

Lost Colony of Roanoke

History of Roanoke:

http://www.coastalguide.com/packet/lostcolony01.htm

http://www.nationalcenter.org/ColonyofRoanoke.html

http://www.nps.gov/fora/search.htm

Webquest: http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/roanoke/

Jamestown

Lesson Plans: http://www.historicjamestowne.org/learn/lesson_plans.php

Thematic Units:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/colonial.htm

Many unique colonial sites listed here: http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/coloniz.html

History of Jamestown: http://www.apva.org/history/

Plymouth/Pilgrims

Virtual tour of Plymouth Plantation: http://pilgrims.net/plimothplantation/vtour/

History: http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/pilgrims.htm

Study Guide: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mosmd/

First Thanksgiving: http://members.aol.com/calebj/thanksgiving.html

13 Original Colonies

History: http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html

Webquest: http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/tbeckner/WebQuest/13colonies.html

Map: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/13mapnew.htm; http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/map.shtml

Hangman Game: http://akidsheart.com/holidays/july4/hm13col.htm

Revolutionary War

French and Indian War

History: http://www.philaprintshop.com/frchintx.html

Web Index: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/1500/fiw.html

Original Images (maps): http://www.philaprintshop.com/frchind.html

Chronology: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1180.html

George Washington

Biography: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gw1.html

Mt. Vernon: http://www.mountvernon.org/

Papers of: http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/

Lesson Plans: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/gw/gw1.html

Stamp Act

Historic Document: http://ahp.gatech.edu/stamp_act_bp_1765.html

Resolutions of Stamp Act Congress: http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1751-1775/stampact/sa.htm

Diagrams of Stamps: http://www.americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/STAMP.HTM

Declaration of Independence

General Information: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/

National Archives Documents: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/help/constRedir.html

Battles

Causes and battles: http://www.multied.com/Revolt/

Virtual Tour: http://www.ushistory.org/march/

Timeline: http://www.ushistory.org/march/timeline.htm

Major Battlefields: http://www.nps.gov/thst/battle.htm

Civil War

Causes

Archives: http://members.aol.com/jfepperson/causes.html

Slavery: http://www.swcivilwar.com/cw_causes.html

Timeline: http://www.teacheroz.com/Civil_War_Causes.htm

Confederate View: http://www.civilwarhome.com/confederatecauses.htm

Abraham Lincoln

Biography: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html

Research site: http://members.aol.com/RVSNorton/Lincoln2.html

Curriculum Resources: http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/education/curriculum.htm

Lesson Plans: http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2007.shtml

Battles

Timeline, stats., people, maps: http://americancivilwar.com/

Summaries by states: http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/bystate.htm

Homepage of general knowledge: http://members.fortunecity.com/thegunny1/

Generals

A list: http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/generals.html

Pictures: http://www.generalsandbrevets.com/

Grant: http://americancivilwar.com/north/grant.html

Lee: http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/

Reconstruction

From Revolution to Reconstruction: http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/

Causes: http://www.mrburnett.net/civilwar.html

Racism: http://www.teacheroz.com/reconstruction.htm

World War II

Europe

Timeline: http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm

Commemoration (students): http://gi.grolier.com/wwii/wwii_mainpage.html

History Link 101: http://www.historylink101.com/1/world_war_II/world_war_II.htm

Maps and diagrams: http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/web03/atlases/ww2%20europe/ww2%20europe%20pages/ww2%20europe%20map%2057.htm

Pacific

Photos: http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/pacificwar/

Timeline: http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/pacificwar/timeline.htm

Pacific Navy Battles: http://www.combinedfleet.com/map.htm

Heroes: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/wwiipacificheroes/

Hitler

Biography: http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/

Speeches and Writings: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/hitlertoc.html

Eleanor’s Story: http://www.holocaust-trc.org/Eleanor_story_lp.htm

Lesson Plans: http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/Education/K_12/Teacher_Resources/Lesson_Plans/

Holocaust

Lesson Plans: http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson187.shtml

For Children: http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/holocaust.htm

http://www.kcsd.k12.pa.us/~rwykoff/holocaust/lsn.htm

Miscellaneous

Memorial: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/

Jazz and WWII: http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=379

Casualties: http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/ww2stats.htm