United States Geography and Culture

McDougal Littell Current Events http://www.mlcurrentevents.com
Current information on world events, geography, politics, economics, and social issues, including a weekly current events quiz.

About Geography http://www.geography.about.com
Internet subject directories on general and specific topics in geography, including atlases and maps, glossaries, cartography, GIS and GPS, country facts, and climate and weather.

National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com
Web site of the National Geographic Society, with articles about issues in global geography. Also a useful resource for maps of many regions.

About Economics http://www.economics.about.com
Comprehensive site providing Internet subject directories on economic history, economic philosophy, economics in the news, glossaries, and subtopics such as macro- and microeconomics, money, inflation, the stock market, and business cycles.

The History Net http://www.historynet.com
An About.com affiliate providing Internet subject directories organized by country, region, historical period, and many specific topics.

This Day in History http://www.historychannel.com/ today/
Site allowing users to select a date and view a list of historical events on that date.

History, Arts, and Culture http://www.firstgov.gov/ Citizen/ Topics/ History.shtml
Links to history and culture Web sites of the Smithsonian Institute, the Library of Congress and other government institutions.

The Smithsonian Institute http://www.smithsonian.org
Web site of the Smithsonian Institute, whose mission is to foster learning about American identity, history, and heritage, while "promoting innovation, research, and discovery in science."

American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/
Collections of the National Digital Library, including historic photographs, film clips, and speeches that can be downloaded from the site.

Internet History Sourcebooks http://www.fordham.edu/ halsall/
Public domain copies of historical texts and primary sources organized according to various historical eras, regions, and themes.

Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/
The Library of Congress maintains online exhibits on topics in American history and world history and cultures and provides links to external sites on many historical themes.

National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/
Manager of national parks in the U.S. provides Web sites on many historical and cultural sites throughout the country.

U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/
Bureau charged with coordinating a population census each decade provides the most recently gathered national, state, and county population data.

The White House. http://www.whitehouse.gov
Official White House Web site provides press releases on the president's official activities, policies, appointments, speeches, and presidential orders.

CongressLink http://www.congresslink.org/
This comprehensive site provides information about the U.S. Congress—its functions, leaders, history, and policies. The Classroom Resources section provides many historical documents and primary sources, including the U.S. Constitution, George Washington's State of the Union Address, and the Compromise of 1850. You'll also find a link to About Government—a site that explores all there is to know about the federal government.

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History http://www.gilderlehrman.org/
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History site provides many U.S. history resources, including an online "Hypertext History" textbook, primary-source documents, and links to Web sites with related newspaper articles, manuscripts, pamphlets, photographs, illustrations, video, and audio. The site's Reference Room and Explorations for Teachers and Students are both worthwhile sections to visit.

Online NewsHour Extra http://www.pbs.org/ newshour/ extra/ index.html
Part of Online NewsHour, the official Web companion to the PBS program NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, this student site reports on the latest events and news around the globe.