Humans have been around for awhile. I would love to help you learn about the entire history of that awhile, that would take more server space and time than I have. So, I'm concentrating on two very specific areas of history, general US and US Civil War, since those are the ones I know most about. Click one of links below to jump to that part.
General US History | The US Civil
War
Compared to most other nations, the United States doesn't have all that
much history. We've only been an independant nation for 221 years. But
think about it. In those 221 years, we've risen from a tiny, upstart country
to a thriving world leader. Not bad for a bunch of former Limeys. (No offence
to Brits meant. I've got relatives in England)
The links below only give an overview of the history of our country. The best thing you can do to learn more is go out and find a book. There must be thousands on US history, and I can practically guarantee you'll like at least one of them. Okay, I'll get off my soapbox now.
This site offers a hypertext-based history of the US. I didn't read the entire thing, but it's well constructed, and very informative. It also has frames which I can't stand, but it uses them well (high praise, indeed).
Not bad, but not wonderful, either.
This doesn't exactly fit into this category, but The History Channel offers some excellent programming. A very well-designed page with lots of information on their broadcast schedule as well as historic facts.
This site contains .jpg's of every protrait in the Capitol. Uses frames rather badly, but a good art resource.
This excellent page discusses cycles in US history.
This one has Presidents, trivia, games and more. Mainly designed for kids and teachers, but worth a visit anyway.
As the title says, this page features events that occured this week in US history.
The Project is designed to increase awareness of women's contributions over time. A very well-designed site with lots of information.
With the possible exception of World War II, no single event in our history
has had as profound an impact on how we see ourselves and how the rest
of the world sees us as the Civil War. Living in the South as I have (I
hate to break it to y'all, but Missouri is in the South), I've picked up
a bit of their obsession. In Michigan, it was kind of taught "Oh,
yeah, we had a big war in the 1860's. Lincoln freed the slaves, and then
everything was good again."
If you want an excellent resource on the War, check out The Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James McPherson. It cover not only the war itself, but the conditions on both sides that led up to shots being fired. This book is required reading in Dr. Nickells History of the Civil War class, so if you plan to take it, I'd get the book now and start reading. It's slow going, but well worth the effort.
This is an excellent archive of information on the impact of the war on two communities.
This one is very basic, but it has links to other resources.
Another basic timeline, highlighting the major events, but very little on the smaller ones. For instance, Ifound little mention of the battle of Cape Girardeau (yes, there was a river battle. It was just very small).
This is a great source for the music of the era, from both sides.
Yet another great resource. Has a great list of links to other pages if you can't find what you're looking for.
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