How to Find Help With My History Homework
You're at home working on that history essay, and you can't remember what Abe Lincoln said at Gettysburg. You left your history book at school, and the essay's due tomorrow --- so you don't have "four score and seven years" to find the answer. Fortunately, the words to Honest Abe's famous speech, and the answers to multitude of history questions, are available on a number of credible online history sites. Stepping back in time is only a few mouse clicks away.
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Browse the "History & Government" link on Infoplease. Scroll through the index for information on major U.S. historical events, presidents, government, historic documents and notable speeches, monuments--and much more. Click on the site's "Timelines" section for chronological listings of milestone events from historical eras. Drill down into the "U.S. Documents" link for the full texts of famous speeches and documents, such as the Declaration of Independence. For a different experience, jump over to Fact Monster, another kid-friendly history site hosted by Infoplease.
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Explore the "Kids and Families" section of the Library of Congress website. The "America's Library" link allows you to "Meet Amazing Americans," including U.S. presidents; industrialists and entrepreneurs such as Andrew Carnegie; musicians such as Duke Ellington; and inventors such as Thomas Edison. Click on the interactive map in "Explore the States" for interesting facts about any U.S. state. And "Jump Back in Time" to major eras of American history such as the American Revolution, the Westward Expansion, the Civil War and the Depression.
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Search the comprehensive collection of historical information available on HomeworkSpot. Click the "Social Studies" links listed under "Elementary," "Middle" and "High School" for an extensive list of U.S. and world history topics. This site also links to current events as reported in major news outlets.
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Browse Internet Public Library For Kids. Navigate the "Our World" link to "History and People" for access to 114 historical resources exploring topics as varied as women mathematicians, the Underground Railroad, world explorers, life in the Middle Ages and Henry Ford.
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Investigate the lives of history's most influential people on Biography.com. Browse the site's massive index of biographies alphabetically--or choose a category such as entertainers, explorers, Civil Rights leaders or athletes. The site also offers comprehensive topic overviews of larger subjects such as women's history and U.S. presidents.
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Search the National Park Service History E-Library. In addition to the history of national parks such as Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon, this website explores a number of American history topics such as immigration, maritime history and American military conflicts. If you have a specific question and can wait a few days for an answer, e-mail one of the National Park Service historians listed on the site by their areas of expertise.
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Travel through the history of the world on the World Wide Web Virtual Library. Search this extensive database of historical resources by continent, country, topics, era and epoch. Click on any country to find links to maps, historical data by time period and topic--and a wealth of historical resources.
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