Learn US History
Find learning resources here for US History covering the entire span of time relevant to the United States, from the original Native American tribes and the Colonies to the Revolution, the Civil War, the Industrial Age, the World Wars, and all the way up through modern US history.
We have 25 resources for learning US History including educational Websites, Online Classes, Toys & Products, Books, and Kindle & Other eBooks, from providers such as eTAP, Baby Professor, American School, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Find 31 more resources in subtopics including American Revolution, Civil War, Native Americans, Slavery, and African American Studies.
5th Grade US History Booklet: Colonial America - Birth of A Nation
4th - 6th | Book, Kindle/ebook
The birth of a nation is always riddled with complexities, wars, and victories. All those names, dates and other details may prove to be difficult for a 5th grade to process. But with these...
AGS Globe US History
5th - 8th | Product
AGS United States History provides complete historical coverage—from the earliest days to the 2004 presidential election. This high-interest, low-readability text makes it easy for you to make...
America in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
9th - College | Online/YouTube video
Witness the transformation of the United States from a war-torn nation to a global leader in this fascinating overview of six profoundly innovative decades.
American History
4th - High School | Online resource
Online textbook covering Native American society, colonization, all the way up to modern day US history.
Curriki American History Units
9th - High School | Online resource
This collection of Open Educational Resources (OERs) has been curated by Curriki for all educators, parents, and students of history. It includes resources that span the scope and sequence of an...
ENGL405: The American Renaissance
College | Online class
As most famously defined by F. O. Matthiessen in his groundbreaking book, The American Renaissance: Art and Expression in the Age of Emerson and Whitman (1941), the “American Renaissance”...
Harcourt Horizons Package with Parent Guide CD Grade 5
5th | Product
Buy grade 5 Harcourt Horizons Package with Parent Guide CD Grade 5, ISBN: 9780547608334 online. Shop directly from HMH now! Harcourt Horizons with Parent Guide CD-ROM Copy: Harcourt Horizons...
Here Is Where: Discovering America's Great Forgotten History
High School - College | Book, ebook/Kindle
Here Is Where chronicles Andrew Carroll’s eye-opening – and at times hilarious — journey across America to find and explore unmarked historic sites where extraordinary moments occurred and...
History & Government
7th - High School | Online video/YouTube
HippoCampus.org is a free, core academic web site that delivers rich multimedia content—videos, animations, and simulations—on general education subjects to middle-school and high-school teachers...
History of the United States
4th - College | Online resource
Wikipedia’s lengthy article on the history of the United States.
K-2 American History III: Life in the 1800s
Kindergarten - 2nd | Printable, Product
K-2 Core Curriculum – American History: Volume 3: Life in the 1800s This is Volume III of the three part K-2 Core Curriculum American History series. In this fun and interactive unit study,...
Prentice Hall US History
High School | Product
Prentice Hall United States History (High School) provides content that connects students to history by helping them explore enduring issues of American History This highly acclaimed US History...
Smithsonian's History Explorer
Kindergarten - High School | Online resource
Smithsonian’s History Explorer was developed by the National Museum of American History in partnership with the Verizon Foundation to offer hundreds of free, innovative online resources for...
Social Studies Curriculum Grade 5
5th | Online resource
Social Studies The First Americans Unit Preview, Peoples of North America, Cultures, Traditions, Economies, and Governments , Summary The Age of Exploration Unit Preview, Early Explorers, The Story...
Social Studies Curriculum Grade 8
8th | Online resource
Social Studies A New Nation Unit Preview, Declaration of Independence, American Revolution, Early Politics, Summary Shaping the Constitution Unit Preview, Historical Documents, Early American Law,...
Spanish American War of 1898 - History for Kids - Causes, Surrender & Treaties
5th - 7th | Book, Kindle/ebook
Know the facts about the Spanish American War of 1898. Read this book to learn about what caused the war, who the main personalities were, how it ended and what were the treaties that contributed...
Surveys of history
High School - College | Online class
The tutorials in this topic will take you on sweeping journeys through time so that you can get the really BIG picture for how things fit together.
The Americans Homeschool
9th - High School | Online resource, Product
The Americans © 2012 is a highly integrated, high school American history curriculum that supports rigor, skills, and document-based instruction. HISTORY® streaming video, interactive features, and...
United States History
High School | Book, Online class
United States History covers events from the first Native People groups settling in the Americas and the creation of the United States through the present. Students will have opportunities for...
United States History (online)
High School | Online class
This online United States History course contains lessons addressing historical periods from the American Revolution to globalization and the twenty-first century. The lessons address key concepts,...
US History
High School - College | Book, Kindle/ebook, Website, Worksheet/Printable
U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas...
US history
6th - College | Online class
From a mosquito-ridden backwater to the world’s last remaining superpower, the United States of America is a nation with a rich history and a noble goal: government of the people, by the people,...
US History Crash Course
9th - College | Online class, Online video/YouTube
In which John Green kicks off Crash Course US History! Why, you may ask, are we covering US History, and not more World History, or the history of some other country, or the very specific history...
US History Curriculum
9th - High School | Online resource
Check your mastery of this course with the Assessment/Review Exam. Social Studies The Foundation of Liberty Unit Preview, A More Perfect Union, The Constitution of the United States A Changing...
Zoom In
6th - College | Website, Worksheet/Printable
Zoom In is a free, Web-based platform that helps students build literacy and historical thinking skills through “deep dives” into primary and secondary sources. Zoom In’s online learning...
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