- Mill Valley Middle School
- Social Studies
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American Revolution Figures
Early Humans
Lascaux Cave Virtual Tour Link
Perspectives
Link to Google Doc with Lisker assignment
Civil War
PBS: The Civil War (biographies, maps, documents, etc.)
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Songs of the Civil War - Smithsonian Museum
National Archives: Black Soldiers in the Civil War
National Parks Service: Civil War Battles
Washington State University Civil War Digital Exhibit
National Parks Service - Civil War Spies
Draft Riots - Excerpt from a University of Chicago Press book
Smithsonian Magazine - Draft Riots
National Archives - Emancipation Proclamation
Library of Congress - Lincoln Papers
Ford's Theater - Assassination of President Lincoln
National Park Service - Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Seven Days' Battles - National Park Service
Eli Whitney - National Archives
Eli Whitney - National Park Service
Grimke Sisters - National Park Service
Grimke Sisters - Harvard University
Civil War Innovations - PBS (includes weapons)
Westward Expansion
The War and Westward Expansion from the National Park Service.
Westward Expansion - History Channel.com
Lewis and Clark: National Geographic
Oregon/Overland Train: National Park Service
Panama Route: Oakland Museum of California Picture
To California By Sea: Smithsonian
Covered wagon: Heading West on Oregon Trail from History Channel
Mormon Pioneers: National Park Service
The Gold Rush: PBS American Experience
Gold Rush of 1849: History Channel
Gold Rush: Oakland Museum of California Multimedia
Texas Revolution: State Historical Association
Louisiana Purchase: Monticello/Thomas Jefferson Official Site
Louisiana Purchase: Primary Documents from the Library of Congress
Creole Culture: New Orleans History
Oregon Treaty: Center for Columbia River History
New Perspectives on the West - PBS - Missionaries (Profiles two)
Indian Removal Act: Primary Documents from Library of Congress
Women of the West: San Francisco Pioneer Women
Women of the West: Women Get the Vote in Montana - PBS
Women of the West: Suffrage Timeline
Bias in the Media
Example: Judge allows suit accusing California of providing inadequate education to kids
Example: Supreme Court refuses to take up Martins Beach case. Surfers, beachgoers relieved
Neolithic Notes
Note-taking handout to copy and put in your Google Drive
Bill of Rights
Oyez - Great site on Supreme Court cases
NPR - Supreme Court News
New York Times - Times Topics, Supreme Court
American Revolution - Acts
British Library Documents on Revolution, including Stamp Act images
All Acts - from the Independence Hall Association
Sons of Liberty - Boston Tea Ship
Sons of Liberty - Massachusetts Historical Society
Evolution of the Sons of Liberty into the Mechanics (spies) - CIA
World Savvy and Current Events Resources
CIA World Factbook - Great for statistics on every country including literacy rates, child mortality etc. Check out the country comparisons to rank countries by spending on education (it can be deceiving!), geography, etc. Also every kind of map of different countries including transportation available.
US State Department List of Countries A-Z - Information about each country and our embassies. Includes maps and great official links to more information about each country.
USAID - Government agency that works to combat poverty, promote education around the world. Find out about the needs of different countries.
BBC Country Profiles - Succinct, readable recent history of every country and territory along with recent stories about that country.
Times Topics - New York Times articles and overviews of a myriad of subjects, including countries, human rights, water, etc.
World Health Organization - Health issues around the world and country profiles detailing health needs and concerns for every nation.
Oxfam International - Non-profit started in the United Kingdom fighting poverty. Info on the issue around the world and links to videos explaining relevant problems such as the food chain.
UNICEF - United Nations organization working specifically on children's issues, including water and sanitation, education, etc.
American History in Images
Smithsonian Exhibition: On the Water
400 Years of Native American Portraiture: NYPL
Pictures of the Revolutionary War: National Archives
Castles
Norwich Castle - Norfolk England
The Ancient World
Mesopotamia
British Museum Mesopotamia Site
National Geographic Kids Mesopotamia Video
University of Chicago - Mesopotamia
Middle Ages/Medieval Times
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre - BBC
Sailsbury Cathedral Stained Glass
Carcassonne Medieval Walled City UNESCO site
Bayeux Tapestry Activities - Make your own tapestry, Norman helmet, etc.
Sainte Victor la Coste - Medieval French Village
BBC - History for Kids, The Magna Carta
Lerner Interactive Middle Ages Info
Esperanza Rising
Photos of the Great Depression
Museum of California - Migrant Workers
