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	Wars of the Times, 1812 - 1846, 1876 & 1898 \| Abolitionist Movement \| The Civil War, 1861 - 1865 \| The West
	United States History 1800 - 1900 General Sites American Memory Library of Congress http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ There are four areas of materials for browsing. Click on the time period or area of interest. Images of American History http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/_browse1850.htm Images by Era has an extensive list of pictures of all kinds. Images from the New York Public Library http://www.nypl.org/digital/ Choose the category or search the collection. Find over 520,000 images from primary sources and printed rarities including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints, photographs, illustrated books, and printed ephemera. Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1841 -1902 Online http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/eagle/ The newspaper was published continuously for 114 years without missing an issue. It contained local as well as national and international news. Chronology of events http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chronology.html Timelines of events divided into groups beginning 30,000 B.C. to the present. WWW-VL: History: US: National Period 1800 - 1830 http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/ERAS/national.html Tools and documents for information of the period, including biographies, bibliographies, timelines and more. Historical Documents http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/#1800 Listed by title and date From Revolution to Reconstruction http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/ Learn History from the original sources. History of Medicine 1800 - 1850 http://www.mnwelldir.org/docs/history/history03.htm The Revolutionary war is ended, a new century is begun, our first president has passed away and we are the freest society in the modern world. So, what are your options if you become ill? Nineteenth Century Inventions http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa111100a.htm Find out about inventions from the battery to the motor driven vacuum cleaner. American Involvement in Wars from Colonial Times to the Present http://americanhistory.about.com/library/timelines/bltimelineuswars.htm Top Wars of the Time The War of 1812 The Hamilton and the Scourge Project http://www.hamilton-scourge.city.hamilton.on.ca/home.htm These two schooners sank in Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. Find out about them and check other information on the site. There are also links for more information. American Privateers of the War of 1812 (buried in Halifax) http://www.usmm.org/halifax1812.html In this unhallowed ground, forgotten by the country that sent them off to fight, lie the bodies of 188 American sailors and soldiers taken prisoner by British regulars and Canadian colonial forces during the War of 1812. The Avalon Project: War of 1812 and Associated Documents http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/britian/br1814m.htm Many original documents, including what led up to the war, the declaration of war and treaties are on this site. Naval Historical Center http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/stream/faq45-5.htm Brief information from the Navy about the War of 1812. http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/index.html#anchor2448 Links to more info about the war. War of 1812 http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/jd/16314.htm Diplomatic history from the State Department. Texas War of Independence 1835 Texas War of Independence http://www.azteca.net/aztec/war/Mexican-American-War.html Causes of the War Handbook of Texas Online http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/TT/qdt1.html This history begins with the Battle of Gonzalez in 1835. Mexican American War 1846 Mexican American War 1846 - 1848 http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/index_flash.html The site includes dialogues, timelines, discussions, and resources. Mexican American War http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/MM/qdm2.html This is a summary of the war from the Handbook of Texas Online, University of Texas. Spanish American War 1898 Spanish American War 1898 http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/intro.html Spain loses its hold of its overseas empire Spanish American War Resources http://www.historesearch.com/spainamwarmil.html Indian Wars Military History 1865 - 1890 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/amh/AMH-14.htm Quick information http://www.polytechnic.org/faculty/gfeldmeth/lec.west.html http://www.polytechnic.org/faculty/gfeldmeth/chart.land.html Fort Davis and Trails of the Trans-Pecos http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/forts/davis/trails.html Battle of Little Bighorn 1876 http://www.nps.gov/archive/libi/battle.html From the archives of the National Park Service. The Dawes Act 1887 http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/eight/dawes.htm This act provided for the allotment of lands in severalty to Indians on the various reservations, and to extend the protection of the laws of the United States and the Territories over the Indians, and for other purposes. Wounded Knee Massacre http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/acs/1890s/woundedknee/WKIntro.html This is an introduction to the massacre with links to more information. Which "Old West" and Whose? http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture03.html Lots of information and wonderful images of the old west. At the end of the article are links to the best sites. Top Abolitionist Movement African-American Mosaic http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam005.html Excellent Source of abolition as a social movement from the 1700's forward. American Abolitionism http://americanabolitionist.liberalarts.iupui.edu/brief.htm A brief history from Indiana/Purdue University professor with links. Abolition, Anti-Slavery Movements and the rise of the Sectional Controversy http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart3.html Parts 1, Activists and popularizing the sentiment. Part 2, Fugitive Slave Law, growing sectionalism, militant abolition and "the Book that Made this Great War." Top American Civil War 1861 - 1865 American Civil War Homepage http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html This is an easy to navigate site from the University of Tennessee with primary documents and other authoritative sources. There are many headings to choose from. Also check the General Resources for other interesting items. American Civil War Resources http://spec.lib.vt.edu/civwar/ The Civil War is a major collecting focus for the University Libraries. The manuscript collection includes letters and diaries from both Union and Confederate soldiers, home front letters, memoirs, and contemporary research files. American Memory: Civil War Maps http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/cwmhtml/cwmhome.html This site features maps that depict troop activities and fortifications during the war. New maps are added to the site. There is an introductory essay highlighting the development of mapping during the war. Also from the Library of Congress is this site, Women's Activities During the Civil War: A select list of photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/107_civw.html American Memory Collections http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/finder.html Go to the middle of the page and click on dates for the nineteenth century. Links are primary source materials which include many photographs and links about themes of the time period. American Memory Collections: Selected Civil War Photographs http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html Most of the 1,118 images were made under the supervision of Mathew B. Brady. The Civil War Pages: 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. http://members.tripod.com/~ProlificPains/cwpages.htm This is a fascinating site that tells the story of the Civil War by relating the exploits of the 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Scroll down to find a grid of links to sites including war and information about the Union and the Confederacy. Included are sites about poetry, music, weapons, and more... Civil War Women: Primary Sources on the Internet http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/women/cwdocs.html Find out about the role of women during the war. There are 2 main categories: Diaries, Letters, and Other Documents, and Photographs and Prints. There are links to manuscripts, including the diary of a 10 year old Atlanta girl and other interesting items. Dakota State University: The American Civil War http://www.homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm This gateway site contains many subject headings ranging from Battles, Uniforms, and Slavery and Emancipation to Canadians in the Civil War and Bugle Calls. There are also lists of fiction and motion pictures set against the backdrop of the war. Documenting the American South http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html http://docsouth.unc.edu/browse/collections.html Most of our information comes from the writers of the North. Find out what is happening in the South. There are 10 thematic collections of primary sources for the study of southern history, literature, and culture. Gettysburg National Park Virtual Tour http://www.nps.gov/gett/getttour/main-ms.htm At the end of the site, there are links to more information such as the birth of the Medal of Honor, the Civil War Soldier, and more. Ford's Theatre http://www.nps.gov/archive/foth/index2.htm Information about the theatre, Booth, and links to many items. Full Text Literature of the American South http://docsouth.unc.edu/southlit/texts.html Literature of the South including Mary Chesnut's A Diary from Dixie. Index of Civil War Information available on the Web http://www.civilwarhome.com/indexcivilwarinfo.htm Besides the extensive list, there are also links to evaluating research sources readings and information on how to evaluate sources. Information Resources http://melvil.chicousd.org/larson-civwardbq.html Primary and secondary information sources on Civil War topics. Lincoln's First Inaugural Address http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trt039.html Treasures of the Library of Congress Second Inaugural Address http://www.nps.gov/archive/foth/secinaug.htm A Nation Divided. http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/ Links to a number of sites plus an illustrated timeline of events for a quick overview of the progress of the war. North American Slave Narratives http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html Discover the people through the narratives they left behind. Rare Map Collection - American Civil War http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/civil.html There are maps to other areas of American History linked to this page. The United States Civil War Center http://www.cwc.lsu.edu There are links to more than 2,000 Internet resources form this site which is a division of the Louisiana State University Special Collections Division. It is one of the most comprehensive gateways to Civil War information. The index is searchable by keyword. The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu From the University of Virginia, this site illustrates the human impact of the war. It chronicles the period leading up to the war and the war itself in two communities on different sides of the conflict. There are newspaper accounts, maps, letters, diaries, church records, and more. VT University Libraries: Digital Library and Archives: American Civil War Resources http://spec.lib.vt.edu/civwar The collection houses approximately 6000 letters and diaries written by soldiers from both sides and letters written to soldiers from the home front. There are memoirs from a Confederate field surgeon, and an officer in Company A of the Army of the Potomac's 1st Massachusetts Regiment and many others. Top The West Federal Land Grants and the development of colleges and universities http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/ls_grant/ Grants had provisions to provide Colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts. New York Public Library http://www.nypl.org/west/hw_subhome.shtml According to an old adage, a place is not discovered until it is mapped. This shows various types of maps that were used by different people moving west. Land Grants and Maps http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/land/index.htm Examples from Kansas. National Archives http://www.archives.gov/index.html Search "land grants" for information Perry-Castaneda Map Collection http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Settlement of the West Riding the Overland Stage 1861 http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/stage.htm Description of Mark Twain's journey from Roughing It. Repositories of Primary Sources http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/west.html Many links to sources for the American West and Canada. The Role of President Polk http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/i_r/polk.htm James K. Polk was perhaps more responsible than any other single person for setting the boundaries of what came to be the American West. University of Maryland http://www.umes.edu/fdl/new_page_4.htm History of Land Grants. Transcontinental Railroad http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/rail.html The greatest event in opening the west was the transcontinental railroad meeting at Promontory, Utah on May 10, 1869. Treaty between Spain and the United States http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/spain/sp1819.htm Treaty of Amity, Settlement, and Limits between the United States and Spain, 1819. Back to the Gateway to American History Sites


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