Welcome To Our Social Studies Page

Links to U.S. History

U.S. CONSTITUTION
Constitution On-Line
The Constitution For Kids
National Archives:
Constitution of the US
Click on Charters of Freedom and then on Constitution
Constitution On-Line
Ben's Guide to Government
The Constitution
Ben's Guide to Government
The Bill of Rights
National Constitution Center
Interactive Constitution

Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention 1774-1789  
Cornell University
The Constitution of the United States
(Full Version)

Ben's Guide to Government

Ben's Guide to Government
Historical Documents
National Archives:
Charters of Freedom
Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights
Ben's Guide to Government
Declaration Of Independence
U.S. Presidents

THE REVOLUTION

 

Music of the Revolution

 
PBS
Timeline of the Revolution

Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, and the Stamp Act
PBS The Road to Revolution

The Declaration of Independence 
PBS Chronicle of the Revolution

Great information and some pictures and links)
 

A chronological (in order of time)
list of Revolutionary happenings

 
** The Road to the Revolution Game
   Mr. Nussbaum's
American Revolution  
  Mr Nussbaum's
Revolution Timeline
TEACHER'S GUIDE
Paul Revere...Midnight Rider
Virtual Museum  
 Johnny Tremain
  What Really Happened on Paul Revere's Ride?
(Compare/Contrast Activity)
Maps of Early America
Some Famous Battle Maps

 
The World of Benjamin Franklin 
Franklin's Kite 
 Ben Franklin Biography
 Boston Tea Party 
Spy Letters of the American Revolution
 Kid Info
American Revolution

Kidport
The American Revolution

Boston TeaParty
Camps and Firesides of the Revolution
Hart, Albert Bushnell with Mabel Hill
Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library

Primary Source Stories from the times around the Revolution
DAR
Valley Forge 1777-1778
**** 18th Century Clothing ****

 

BIOGRAPHY

From Revolution to Recconstruction: Biographies of famous Americans:
Notable Women of Early America

click on Main Page then Notable Women
Women Soldiers in the Revolution
Revolutionary War Biographies
Biographies of the American Revolution

The French and Indian War
* French & Indian War
Key Events & Battles
Original Images of the
French and Indian War
* French & Indian War
Montcalm & Wolf, Troops, Forts, Firearms, Battles, etc
Fighting for a Continent:
Newspaper Coverage of the English and French War
For Control of North America, 1754-1760
* French and Indian Wars
(From Revolution to Reconstrustion)

* French and Indian War 1754-1763
A Brief Summary on History Central
(You'll need to scroll down)

Washington Begins French Indian War; surrenders Fort Necessity
* French & Indian War
another Brief History
Map of English Colonies Before 1763

Mr Nussbaum's
French and Indian War

* French & Indian War
Ohio Central History
French & Indian War Web Page
French & Indian War
Reenactment
French and Indian War

 

THE COLONIES

The Colonies
Long List of Links

Colonial America
Many Colonial Life Topics

Thirteen Originals
Especially History

**** 18th Century Clothing ****

The History Explorer
from Williamsburg, Virginia
Click on Explore and Learn

Plimoth Plantation Kids

The 13 Colonies

Coming to America

Characteristics of the 13 Colonies

Beliefs and Revolution

*** Plimoth- First Thanksgiving- You Are the Historian

Jamestown

Plimoth Plantation

Plimoth Plantation Old Virtual Tour

Colonial America
The Life of a Colonial Child
A Third Grade Study
*** Scholastic's First Thanksgiving

Mr Nussbaum's
13 Colonies

*** The Mayflower Web Page
Scroll down on the left side to
Historical Information
Thirteen Original Colonies
About.com
Agriculture and Education in Colonial America
A slide show
Colonial Williamsburg

Kids' Page

Activities
1689 - Gyles Family raided by Maliseet Indians.
9 year old John Gyles, brother James, mother and sister Margaret carried off to New Brunswick.
Memoirs of odd adventures, strange deliverances, &c. in the captivity of John Gyles, Esq.,
*** The Jamestown Adventure

 

Making of a Newspaper

ThinkQuest
Colonial Kids!

EXPLORERS
****Kid Info: Explorers****
Links to MANY Explorers
****Discoverer's Web****
Large Number of Explorers
*** Enchanted Learning's***
Zoom Explorers
***Explorers of the Millenium***
**Biographies of Explorers**
Explorers of the World: Land
***Passages:
ATreasure Trove of North American Exploration ***

Go to "How to Navigate this Site"
Newport News Mariners Museum
Age of Exploration

Includes Timeline, Biographies
Quia! Explorers of North America
4 activities (slow to load)
Newport News Mariners Museum:
Early Navigation
*Explorer Links*
Explorers
Elementary students present activities and quizzes on many topics including Spanish, French, and British explorers. Includes an interactive timeline and biographies too!
Discovery and Exploration
Library of Congress American Memory site, which includes images of explorers' maps, journal entries, and historical documents.
Explorers
(Especially Columbus)
Exploring America
European Voyages of Exploration
Portugal and Spain
MR CROWE'S NEW LINKS

Explorer Timeline
European Explorers
Spanish Explorers
French Explorers
English Explorers
Mr Nussbaum's
Explorers
Cool Maps

 

 

 

Early America
Explore the world of Early America
Through the Media of the Day
(newspapers, maps, magazines and writings)

The History Buff's Reference Page is a library filled with links to just about anything in history you're interested in.

The U.S. Flag

Back to Grade 5