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American History (up to 1877)

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11/1/99 - http://www.maxmon.com/1878ad.htm
The First True Incandescent Light Bulb - The truth about the invention of the light bulb by Thomas Edison.
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11/1/99 - www.campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/WestEurope/Indrev.html
The Industrial Revolution - This page is a time line of the Industrial Revolution.
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11/1/99 - http://www.germanheritage.com/biographies/
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- George Westinghouse Biography - George Westinghouse’s invention of the air break is discussed in this web page.
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11/1/99 - http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/hf/
The Life of Henry Ford - This site is the biography of Henry Ford and the details of his Modal T and other inventions.

Workers and Unions

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11/1/99 - http://www.texasfarmersunion.org/
The Texas Farmers Union - In this web site is what the Texas Farmers Union stands for and how it got started.

New Age of Immigration

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11/1/99 - http://members.aol.com/iseli/letter.htm
Immigration to America in the 1800’s - There is a letter written to a family back in Switzerland explaining why to come to America.

Civil War

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11/1/99 - http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/wpahome.html
American Slave Narratives - An in-depth interview with former slaves written in their dialect “some difficulty reading”.
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11/1/99 - http://americanhistory.about.com/msub46.htm?pid=2765&cob=home
American Civil War - This web site gives in-depth details and maps of all battles fought during the civil war
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11/1/99 - http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/5217/gettysburg.html
Gettysburg Address - The Gettysburg address is sited and discussed is this web site. There are also actual civil war pictures.
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11/1/99 - http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/5217/ep.html
Emancipation Proclamation - Emancipation proclamation: Lincoln’s abolishment of slavery.

Mining and Railroad

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11/1/99 - http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~scring/
A Memoir of the California Gold Rush - Eugene Rings has documented his journey during the gold rush. In this web site there is also a time line of the events and what started the rush.
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11/1/99 - http://www.pbs.org/goldrush/
All about the Gold Rush - This web site is all about the Oregon Trail, the road to California, why it was so important and the hardships.
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11/1/99 - http://www.bitnik.com/RMLI/history.htm
The Fastest Route to Boston - There were many elements and different struggles to laying the railroad from Connecticut and Massachusetts. They are discussed in this web site.
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11/1/99 - http://www.nara.gov/nara/EXTRA/rg48-598.html
1869 Annual Report of the Union Pacific Railroad Company - A sample document of the 1869 annual report of the Union Pacific Railroad company. In this report the company announces the connection of its rails with those of Central Pacific Railroad Company.
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11/1/99 - http://www.bitnik.com/RMLI/links.htm
Railroad Links - This web site lists the different railroad stations and their history: when they were built, uniqueness’ and what it is today.

Indians' Stand

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11/1/99 - http://www.ratical.com/many_worlds/6Nations/FFchp1.html
Forgotten Founders - A Composite Culture - The first meeting the Indians had with the Pilgrims is documented here. How the Indians influenced European culture in the American and holiday tradition.

Building a Republic

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9/28/99 - http://www.usconstitution.net/constframe.html
The Framers of the Constitution - This web site lists and describes the back ground of the framers of the constitution.
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9/28/99 - http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_arti.html
Articles of Confederation - A detailed discussion of the framing and purpose of the Articles of Confederation is discussed in this web site.
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9/28/99 - http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_intr.html
Constitutional Interpretation - The contents of the constitution, its intent, modernism, literalism and democratic reinforcement is the topic of this web site.

US Presidents

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9/28/99 - http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/index.html
The Presidents of the United States of America - A complete list of Presidents and the number of years they served is listed. It also gives a complete biography of the Presidents including their inaugural address.
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10/12/99 - http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop.html
Constitutional Topics - A general discussion of the Constitution, a glossary of terms and abbreviations ex. Cabinets, due process, electoral college, federalism, and separation of power.
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11/1/99 - http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_pcam.html
Presidential Campaigns - What steps a person takes to become president: candidacy, primaries, convention, campaign, 2000 president hopefuls.

 


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